Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

113 reviews

thats_eli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Car accident

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and War

manukahoney_reads's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Domestic abuse

sbgage's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence and Racism

atruthuniversallyacknowledged's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism

euhfubeuh's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I feel like many think this book is about personal affairs between careless people. I feel like it’s a nuanced commentary about specifically the carelessness of the rich and the inescapability of one’s past.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror

timmytunter's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

amelody's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, and Murder

daryn's review against another edition

funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Antisemitism and War

emmaaa_umbrella's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I expected greatness only to be met with something only great in its dullness. It is lost on me why ‘The Great Gatsby’ is considered a classic, perhaps I’m missing some social commentary but all I’ve discovered is that its an uninteresting book about boring and awful people. The redeeming qualities of this book would be its beautiful writing that at times made the book difficult to understand and I was forced to reread parts; as well as the character of Gastby who is admittedly somewhat great, without him this book would have been a complete waffle. I thought that Gatsby was quite funny and charming however he was certainly no intriguing mystery - I didn’t even really understand there was supposed to be a mystery until it was spoon-fed to me and his whole life goal is entirely trivial. Nothing truly happens, it’s all a bit of miff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

br3anna_'s review against another edition

funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

I have no thoughts other than the characters were as human as they could've been, and Nick is definitely 100% gay. 

The ending fell flat. I was just waiting for it to be over.
If my favorite English teacher is reading this. I'm sorry.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Alcohol