Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

20 reviews

fraise's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Homophobia, Alcohol, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide attempt, Genocide, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Eating disorder and Cancer

gwendle_vs_literature's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

I bought this not knowing what it was — it was one of those “blind dates with a book” where you get it wrapped on brown paper with a vague description on the outside and pay a fraction of the normal cover price. It’s the first time I’ve actually been interested enough to buy one. It was described as “Dubliners for the digital age”, and it lived up to that.

This is an excellent book. It reads more like a collection of short stories, with each chapter focused  on a different character, but the way they all weave together and connect in the end is really impressive and beautiful, and by the time I’d finished it I understood why it’s billed as a novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, and Drug use

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Vomit

One chapter/story was difficult to read because it describes an attempted sexual assault from the perspective of the person who had committed it, so be careful of that if it might be triggering for you — chapter 9. There are other mentions of that event, as well as sketchy situations with sexual relationships between adults and minors, but chapter 9 is the one that’s overtly violent.

jenlouise's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

1.0

Yet another pretentious book about how how humanity will never be anything but depressed and terrible people. Not to mention this is of course only written about the most privileged in our society. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Self harm, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

smavy's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

This was a re-read that help up from the original read a decade ago. Interwoven stories with loosely connected characters. Amazing writing, sharp eye for capturing a moment. Human frailty examined through satire and at times heartbreakingly funny. This is a hard book to describe … or forget. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Toxic relationship

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

angel_kiiss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

mayapetrick's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse, Genocide, and Sexual harassment

jessreadsthings's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, and Self harm

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Death, Cursing, Addiction, Grief, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

confusedmuse's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

falchionm's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

I heard this was a book about time travel, but it was not in the way I thought. It isn't science fiction, but the reader travels through vignettes of a connected cast of characters through different points in their lives and how they intersect with each other. It has character studies and each has their unique struggles and secrets in their lives.