Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Le loup gris by Louise Penny

7 reviews

dkamada's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

atamano's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol

hannah_jane_25's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Mass/school shootings

kerryamchugh's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I adore Penny, and will read every Gamache books no matter what. But I struggled here with the plausibility of the story seed, the relative lack of Three Pines et al., and the wild hunches Gamache and team follow literally around the world based on like, half a scrap of paper. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Medical trauma, Murder

uranaishi's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic

kcarney86's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Car accident

Moderate: Addiction

kimveach's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This latest book in the Armand Gamache series started in Three Pines, where it was soothing, tranquil, and relaxing.  However, it quickly turned into a terrifying domestic terrorism plot.  Even after finishing it, I felt my adrenaline racing.  It was interesting to see how the author wove so many characters and plots from previous books into this storyline.  I can't wait until next year's "The Black Wolf."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Domestic terrorism