Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt

166 reviews

beamingviolet11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction

kyliebloch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

alibrarymouse'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is excellent and interesting, but it is dense. It’s just hard to get through, but so good when you do.

I liked Theo’s story and the way Tartt writes, but it is definitely higher level writing determined to call back to the classics. Of course, this works for the kind of story she’s telling of a boy who becomes an art dealer and everything he gets caught up in. However, from the start, it’s very intimidating; it’s definitely one that makes you think about what’s being said because there are so many words being used to say it and the format for each chapter is broken down into their own sub chapters. It’s twisty and elegant, but absolutely not a light read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Alcohol, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Medical trauma

Minor: Infidelity

malebrina's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Bullying, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Infidelity and Vomit

tillg's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

I enjoyed the book overall. It did not have to be that long though. Especially in the middle it was unnecessarily stretched. The end also very much annoyed me with it's psoudo deep philosophical monolog that actually said nothing of value. (Not the plot itself was annoying but the last few pages) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Murder

elisabethshanahan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit

calla_lily's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Death, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Death of parent

notdylan's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

A definite nihilistic oddessy of a novel that at times felt similar to when you're trying to meet a page number requirement on an essay. Aside from the occasional meandering (which I'm sure was intentional but alot more could've been cut from the final draft honestly) Tartt's prose is absolutely stunning as always.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

ellieisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Mental illness

the_book_nook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual content