Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

24 reviews

emadisonc's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

Maybe it meant something. Maybe not, in the long run, but no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time and the world. Whatever it meant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, and Racial slurs

Minor: Body shaming

tanya240's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, and Drug abuse

roseknows124's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Alcohol, Vomit, Cannibalism, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Ableism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

readylabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Excrement, Sexual harassment, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Lesbophobia

kelsokake's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

a goddamn fever dream. wth did i read? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Vomit, Addiction, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Racial slurs, Excrement, and Kidnapping

lavinia_speaks's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-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

4.0

Hunter Thompson does modern take on Hell.  The wolf was seen in Inferno Cant I.  Translation from https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/inferno/inferno-1/: “Maladetta sie tu, antica lupa, / che più che tutte l’altre bestie hai preda / per la tua fame sanza fine cupa!” (Cursed be you, ancient wolf, who more than all the other beasts have prey, because of your deep hunger without end! [Purg. 20.10-12])

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Rape, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

wannabe_lee's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Addiction, Racial slurs, and Drug abuse

moranguinhos's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug use, Alcohol, Vomit, Gun violence, and Addiction

rike5's review

adventurous dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual violence

jaimc's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Car accident