Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis

53 reviews

erinbarton's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia

awgeezmckenna's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Death, Drug use, Addiction, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Blood

miasoon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

delaviz's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

A must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Gore, Suicide, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic friendship, Violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

sjh541's review against another edition

dark sad medium-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

3.0

Not for me and that's ok. May suffer from a case of being so influential that it feels unoriginal when encountered 40 years after publication. Goes from having no plot to exploding in a shocking amount of violence and brutality that just...isn't really commented on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Eating disorder

dcdaria's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

A deeply depressing read (it’s Ellis after all) that meanders for 150 pages and then stuffs the last pages with sociopathic scenarios and on-the-nose parallel scenes.

Blair sums it up neatly at the end of the book: It’s hard to feel sorry for someone who doesn’t care.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Eating disorder

katerina_l's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

ladybergart's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Rape, Abortion, Drug use, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Eating disorder

leetyeet's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Cried, sobbed, bawled. This book was entertaining and intriguing. Normally when I like a story this much I’m pacing and gasping but all I could do was sit and stare as the weeks passed in Los Angeles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction

Moderate: Alcohol, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

jackolope's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Gore