Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Más allá de mi reino by Yaa Gyasi

484 reviews

florfang's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This is probably better as a written book rather than an audiobook. It’s a coming-of-age story of a second gen immigrant that touches on loss, mental health, substance abuse, and navigating human relationships through grief. While I get it, and the writing style was fine, with the style of narration the reader adopted it felt like things weren’t hitting as hard as they were supposed to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Mental illness

hollyp20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, and Racism

turtleduckiess's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Racism

dannythestreet's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Classism, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Racial slurs

fluffy1st's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Mental illness, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Grief and Death

megb64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Suicide

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

melarie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism

milliebrierley's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

marianapereira's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

mkshapiro's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

“I sit in blessed silence, and I remember. I try to make order, make sense, make meaning of the jumble of it all.” 

“One minute there was a God with the whole world in his hands; the next minute the world was plummeting, ceaselessly, toward an ever-shifting bottom.” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Addiction