Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

56 reviews

tavijs's review against another edition

The development of the characters was enjoyable, but the whole plot of the story seemed to feel like a partial retelling of the Tempest and derives some of the content from 1984. Not a very enjoyable book at the beginning, but towards the end it gets very interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Suicide

tramonta's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

hated it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Classism

rory_john14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Pregnancy

linguistictabby's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Self harm, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

lunaliz's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

hot_water's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia and Suicide

hannah1734's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Not a huge fan of classics, but this one hooked me. I didn't always agree with the perspective the author took (not to mention the blatant racism and sexism given the year this was published), but it felt surprisingly modern and I was intrigued by the story nonetheless. 
Thank you for the recommendation, Caroline! (Even tho I don't have her on Storygraph oops.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.0

Hmmm, hmmmm, im not sure i can communicate my feelings, perhaps an interpretive dance would be better

<<SPOILERS>>

No wait i wish we had some from iceland after he gets sent there?? Oh and also i hate it when books reference Shakespeare, it high key makes me quale with anger and idk why xx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

drizzlybear's review against another edition

challenging medium-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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Drug use, Sexual content, and Suicide

laurendenton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Death, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment