Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous

102 reviews

roguedaffodil's review against another edition

dark tense 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

2.5

hmm.. weird book. very memorable only because it's like a grotesque car crash that you can't look away from. full of hate for the main character and

aisling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

dmackreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

In summary I feel like this book is about a man getting hurt once, choosing to hurt everybody else afterwards and getting off on it even though the reason he got “hurt” the first time was his own fault, and then getting a little taste of his own medicine too. I had a lot of “wtf” moments and a few laughs due to dark humor. Being only 151 pages it’s a super quick read that kept me interested until the end because I wanted to understand the point and know what would happen. 

Personally I get drawn into stuff like this because I’m always curious to understand the minds of fucked up people. On the flip side I feel like the more I try to understand troubled characters the more conflicted I feel. 

The #1 complaint I see in other reviews is how “horrible the narrator is” I mean yeah… He’s an addict who is also giving sadistic psychopathic narcissist who needs to seek serious help. Why we are giving a book a shitty rating because the MC is shitty is crazy to me because sometimes that’s the literal point of the book. You don’t have to like him and maybe it’s not your thing but the book itself is good. It’s a “diary” of a mad man essentially. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

xoxo_emmalynn's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

This book is quite literally one of the most difficult books to get through. The actual writing is awful and there really no point to the story. The main character and author I’m assuming is whiny and annoying throughout the whole book. Honestly almost DNF the writing was so bad. The main character when on many tangents about unimportant information that doesn’t help progress the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kianiz's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

Yes, it is just the rambling internal monologue of an insanely misogynistic, narcissistic and manipulative MC, but I enjoy reading fucked up POVs, so my rating is not because I enjoy the way this massive shit stain thinks, it’s only because I find it terrifying and fascinating in a morbid way that some people, men in particular, think and act this way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

stoola's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

mializa_mk's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcoholism, and Violence

meridith_bex's review against another edition

Life is far too short to read this book. The writing mechanics are terrible, the style is unorganized and rambling, and this narrator's story/life is just frankly uninteresting. He's boring and the writing lacks any sort of insight. It's kind of hilarious that the author is so narcissistic that he thinks his life would be interesting to other people. No thanks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Consists of self-centered paranoid delusions, self-hate, and misogyny with a sprinkling of white supremacy.

seth5678's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It's a bit hard to get through because the main character is very unlovable, but the book is written in a very captivating and novel way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse

pfadfinnder's review against another edition

It was very hard for me to read since it's really slow paced and the story doesn't seem to get to any point. I was out when he didn't know whether the girl he slept with was 14. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Alcoholism and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

kotashomelibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Alcoholism, and Addiction