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woweewhoa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
zmeeks04's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Violence and Blood
Minor: Animal death
jelliestars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Classism, and Deportation
franzis's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, and Gun violence
Minor: Pedophilia
hazychapters's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
I was also quite lost in this "universe". Not being American (and not living in an English-speaking country), I did not understand the many nods to brands, TV channels, the streets of New York, etc. And not knowing much about art either, I was quickly lost when we started to mention the names of painters and their works. So the long descriptions were quite boring, but I also couldn't read diagonally because every detail is important at some point. So if you skip something, you might get lost a few pages down the line. The length of the chapters was also a problem: on chapters of 150 pages, it ran out of steam a bit in the middle, before obviously ending on a cliffhanger at the end.
The story remains very beautiful, the writing very poetic, and it would be a lie to say that Donna Tartt did not surprise me more than once.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Animal death
Cheating, depression, hallucinations, parental abuse, terrorism, PTSDtobeeornottobee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death