Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin

110 reviews

juliatsang's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

mollymorrell's review against another edition

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

4.75

A profound first-hand account of existential depression that’s a perfect balance of witty and gritty. Emily Austin captures the struggles of the main character, Gilda, as a stream of consciousness which, though it can be hard to keep track of at times, makes you feel like you’re living in the reality and flashbacks of the narrator. It’s a beautiful, emotionally complex piece of writing that I found enjoyable yet simultaneously grounding to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Self harm

eegray's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

made me sad but also happy and helped me remember i exist. funny when you read words on paper that you’ve said to yourself i your brain a million times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

dannythestreet's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad

• 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

4.0

Probably one of the most relatable books I've read
(maybe don't read it if you're feeling particularly anxious or depressed)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Lesbophobia, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

lesserkatie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

An eclectic, off-beat little book about how we confront (or refuse to confront) the inescapable pains of being a person.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

rideauriverreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Homophobia, Medical content, and Vomit

agracerobinson's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Confinement, Self harm, Murder, Suicide, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Addiction, Animal death, and Death

bianca0513's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, and Homophobia

elizabethq's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Self harm, Alcohol, Medical content, Death, Suicide, Addiction, Vomit, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

readwithserena's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Addiction, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, and Death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Self harm, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Medical content, Outing, Infidelity, Cursing, Bullying, Vomit, and Death