Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Małe życie by Hanya Yanagihara

1788 reviews

sentiaracha's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Transphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Dementia

hydrodon's review against another edition

5.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment

siomha's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

srhnuraina's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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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TW : SELF-HARM, SEXUAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL ABUSE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use

dandiego_01's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I felt a whirlwind of emotions when reading this book. As soon as something happy happened, right afterwards, the author had to crush your hopes and dreams for the character. I found it difficult to come to terms with the injustice and extreme abuse of Jude. Although this book was an extremely painful read, I still took some of the opinions expressed in the book and made them my own (for example, with Willem's opinion on therapy). I also find myself craving the way she wrote mundane scenes in an immersive, comfortable writing style but I definitely had to close the book a few times on more graphic scenes (painful).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

sarwils's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad medium-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

booklannah's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad 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: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury

alexxann's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use

mariverse's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective 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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This book absolutely destroyed me. It took me about five days to read, and I was miserable the whole time. It was so profoundly sad, because you grow to love the characters so quickly that their joy becomes your joy, their pain becomes your pain. I loved these characters and wanted them to be happy. Unfortunately, Hanya Yanagihara did not. 

Do not read this book without reading the trigger warnings! Even after knowing that it was triggering it was difficult to read. There are many graphic depictions of sensitive topics, so be careful if you ever plan on reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

subtlebibliophile's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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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Physically I'm fine.
Emotionally, I'm bruised.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abandonment