Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Małe życie by Hanya Yanagihara

1788 reviews

boris's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

literarytaurean's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i was so ready to give this 5 stars until i got to the end. everyone was saying that the last two sections were the most emotional and devastating but i definitely disagree- i didn't cry at all in the last two sections when i cried consistently through the book, and i felt like the ending wasn't as meaningful as it could have easily been

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicide

eliicapss's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

arianasophia's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad slow-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

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this book broke me, over and over, made me happy, over and over. the book was so beautifully written i had to stop writing down every line i loved because it was taking up too much of my time. the way the book is written, jumping from point to point, makes the periods of time the characters are reflecting on and reminiscing as long ago truly feel that way, feel like they happened at a different time to a different person. also, it was heart wrenchingly sad. i think i cried for almost 50 pages, over and over again. i’ve never been so viscerally disgusted by something i’ve read before, bordering on nausea. this book is not for the faint of heart. it brought my own traumas bubbling to the surface but yet i would read it again and again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

castawaycove's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

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i will think about this book every day for the rest of my life i cannot even begin to describe the level of emotion every single chapter made feel. i seriously doubt that i will love any other characters more than i love the characters in this book, i want to see jb’s paintings and malcolm’s buildings and willem’s movies and i want to sit down with jude st francis and tell him about everything wonderful in the world and i desperately want to talk to harold and richard about all of the other characters. seriously every time i think about this book my heart aches 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Blood, Vomit

lauraelina's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence

mrsdalloway's review against another edition

3.5

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma

Minor: Child death, Lesbophobia

sadie_valdez's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident

finn_vibing's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Outing

jennym6's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury