Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Weather by Jenny Offill

23 reviews

machinations's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Pregnancy, Infidelity, War, and Deportation

bella_ruth's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Addiction

danimcthomas's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Heavy. The author uses the tenseness after the 2016 election and climate anxiety as a metaphor of sorts for the human condition. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Xenophobia

schorlett's review

funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Addiction

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use

enoemo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

I don't know, I just thoroughly enjoyed this. It felt special in style and construction, and yet it was in a way easy to understand and really tapped into the anxieties of my generation in a funny, sometimes hyperbolic, sometimes awfully real way. It's not like an awful lot happens, but sometimes I really crave that type of read. Definitely recommend. 
Here's what I texted my partner after he asked what I thought about the book: "5 star read -
nothing really happened in the book but i really liked the writing style and construction. really comfy way of reassuring my climate anxiety"

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Addiction

squidsbooks's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Addiction

ekg's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Addiction

emilybillings's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

literary__mary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book! I wasn’t sure about the stream of consciousness narration at first, but I appreciated how the narrator’s thoughts moved from mundane life to deep and dark thoughts in regards to climate change as the book progressed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Addiction

georgiakirkegard's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts