Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

9 reviews

kaybird's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

It's hard to follow the author in the setting. What time frame, which character, etc? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Car accident

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

My only disappointment with this book is that I must wait for her to publish the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Xenophobia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Stalking, Terminal illness, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty

sashagalkina's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Drug use, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Animal cruelty

ohheyitskaitlin's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Mass shooting cw: includes a somewhat fictionalized account of the

1989 mass shooting at École Polytechnique

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Rape

Minor: Car accident, Drug abuse, Ableism, Cancer, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Terminal illness

andrea_lievertz's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

kcarney86's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Torture, Addiction, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Gun violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Mass/school shootings, Death, Gore, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Animal cruelty, and Cancer

jakobmarleymommy's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Trafficking, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

uranaishi's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Deportation, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Slavery, Rape, Body horror, and Gore

readmollyread's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Murder, and Violence