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carolineberry12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Medical content, Racial slurs, Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Gore, Police brutality, Sexual content, Racism, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
brianna2811's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Murder, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Eating disorder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Addiction, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Racial slurs
introverted_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Eating disorder, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death, Vomit, Blood, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, and Sexual content
Minor: Police brutality, Gun violence, Excrement, and Violence
literarylion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Vomit, Cursing, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Drug use, Excrement, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Violence
majakowalska's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Drug use, Body shaming, Vomit, Gun violence, Violence, and Drug abuse
sidekicksam's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Requiem For A Dream is the story of four addicts and how their illness affects their life. Written in the most confusing style I have ever encountered (little punctuation, no quotation marks, single paragraph chapters), this was one of the toughest books I have read, ever.
This book is not one to go through lightly (or quickly, for that matter). The story itself, and the characters and their journeys, get a tight grip on your arm, dig their nails into your flesh until your skin breaks, then crawls under your skin and starts eating away at you. That is how uncomfortable this book made me feel at times.
Despite its heavy content and dense writing, Selby does an amazing job of portraying addiction and all its deprevity. The writing style also makes the reader feel the brain fog drug use can cause and the manipulative character of their addictions. I've seen some movies about drugs and read some books in which drugs play a role, but I've never seen it portrayed so vividly and accurately as Requiem for a Dream.
I don't know how to rate this, and I don't know if I'll ever pick this up again. But I'm happy I pushed through and read this.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Drug use, Violence, Infidelity, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Vomit