Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

17 reviews

saturnpersonified's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Classism

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

calamityin's review

challenging mysterious slow-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Classism, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Antisemitism, Grief, Addiction, and Incest

lovelymisanthrope's review

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-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 was my first time reading "The Great Gatsby", but I did go to see the movie adaptation in theatres when it first came out, so I am not unfamiliar with this story. It is fun to read a classic that is set a little closer to the present day. 
"The Great Gatsby" follows a young man named Nick Carraway. Nick unknowingly moves into a modest house next to Jay Gatsby's mansion. Nick quickly befriends Gatsby and becomes one of his closest confidants. Nick also helps to reunite Gatsby and Daisy. Daisy is Nick's cousin, and she is married to another man, but she has a past with Gatsby that Gatsby has never gotten over. 
"The Great Gatsby" explores how someone can be seemingly adored in life, everyone trying to be close to the shining star and get a taste of "the good life" but when it comes down to it, they were not "real friends". Gatsby built his fortune mysteriously and has surrounded himself with people who seem to love him, but they seem to use him for their own notoriety more than anything. I loved seeing how Gatsby had an electric personality that brought him everything he wanted, except the one true thing that would make him happy. Gatsby is also a morally gray character; you want to root for him, but you also do not agree with his decisions. His complexity makes him intoxicating. 
This is a wonderfully written classic that is very approachable and easy to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, Hate crime, Gun violence, Blood, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Misogyny, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Classism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, War, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Antisemitism, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, and Body horror

littlebookaddict's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.25

this book (and movie) made me so stressed. Don’t get me wrong it was good, but for some reason the whole Gatsby + Daisy dynamic always made my head spin and i was constantly like concerned for it. then the ending was entirely sad, but it made sense for the era and i feel it was an important reflection of how people will use you until you have nothing left. that the only real people in you life are your immediate family and your closest friend. Also, there’s quite a bit of racism throughout the book so fair warning. i know that it was normal but it’s still a bit much to have to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Gun violence

grace_cr1's review against another edition

relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Minor: Car accident, Death, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

ssgcedits's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Masterpieces shall always be masterpieces. Possibly, my favourite book of all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism and Mental illness