Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Gujcio by Steven Rowley

79 reviews

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Cancer, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Medical content

joensign's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Addiction

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, and Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

ashleyjean6's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Loved this so much! It reminds me of the way Thursday Murder Club deals with heavy, real topics with brilliant humor. It deals a lot with death and grief; but simultaneously is one of the wittiest and funny things I've read in awhile. Loved the atmospheric Palm Springs setting; it's a great summer read (think Kate nights, pools, ice cream, hot days). Highly recommend. I also loved the audiobook!! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief

hawksrye's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Addiction, Car accident, and Medical trauma

Minor: Religious bigotry, Classism, Deportation, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Chronic illness, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual content, and Vomit

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I truly loved Steven Rowley’s “The Celebrants” so wanted to give this one a try upon recommendation from a friend. It wasn’t nearly as satisfying as The Celebrants but kept me busy for a few days. While the kids were delightful, I think I missed some of the charm that their gay uncle (“Guncle”) was supposed to bring to the table. His life felt a bit difficult to relate to and disconnected from the storyline happening. Nonetheless, a nice story about grief and finding/discovering joy in unlikely places. There was a lot of heart in this book and a fair amount of laugh out loud moments, but I wasn’t as invested in this story as I would have liked to be!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Cancer, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Drug use

kataleen1989's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Cancer, and Homophobia

torikate7's review against another edition

funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Addiction

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, and Sexual content

aoifeprettypurplepolkadots's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Death, and Death of parent

erikagibson126's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, and Car accident

Moderate: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Homophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kbojan's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, and Drug abuse