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casper_boo727's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
dearbhlanoonan'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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Trafficking
eveningreverie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
That being said, this was an incredibly enjoyable book for how dark, brooding, and full of pain and suffering it is on nearly every page. Theo’s highs are euphoric and neurotic, and his lows are deep, drugged, and oppressively obsessive. This character is insane in every stretch of the imagination, yet just sane enough to be relatable in how he treats others and himself. The central tension is incredibly well done, and the twist was so shocking I legitimately had to put the book down and walk away for a while.
The fastest I’ve ever read a 700+ page lit fic novel. Tartt is really good, but she sure takes a while to end her stories. The brow-beating life lessons in the final leg were unnecessary and mostly could’ve been gleaned through thematic picking-apart and inference, and the ending to this character’s story is immensely depressing in different ways (i.e. I can only see what he chooses not to reflect on as much more telling than what he actually is reflecting on).
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Gore and Murder
hdoomk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
diana1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
readwithsophsx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
maddie_1999's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Stalking
moz_art's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
dominiq_ec's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Alcohol
lisaalessandra's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail