Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

22 reviews

emmakvc's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

jlovesromance's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, and Blood

citrinuke's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Blood

Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

book_perk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Why is this book so long? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, and Car accident

martu_pm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity

danye0914's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

lghrndn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident

rileysradreads's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

macca23's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.75

Donna Tartt could write an incomprehensible Yelp review filled with grammatical errors and spelling mistakes and I still would think about it every day for the next three years

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Murder, and Toxic friendship

poubelleboi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia