Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

193 reviews

micaaaahh's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

my god this book rearranged my brain chemistry. it was so dark, so twisted, and so grotesque but never excessive. irina is such an interesting and complex protagonist and i think clark nailed the fine line between being completely unlikable/unbearable and relatable. whether or not you completely hate irina (bc there isnt much to love), there are things she says or does which i found myself agreeing with or finding funny, which complimented the darker tone throughout. 

for a debut novel, the prose were so encapsulating and as for the narrative itself i completely loved it. i thought it was very well crafted, with certain things being referenced to early on then paying off later in the book in very significant ways. also the social commentary about gender, consent, the expectations on women and how they often aren’t viewed as an inherent threat as opposed to men was soo rich but if i try get into that now this will turn into an essay so. 

oh and the audiobook performance was absolutely amazing like wow it was so good. anyways the best way to go into this is blind imo so i wont give any spoilers bc honestly everyone should read this novel bc we need more unhinged women in media !!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Sexual violence, and Violence

cow_png's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

Holy shitttt, I fucking love this book. I found this book so fucking interesting and I could barely put it down. I highly recommend this but I would look up the content warning first. 

Ok, it has been a few days since I read it. It is maybe not as good as I originally thought. I still liked it but there are a lot of weird things in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Death, Gore, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Abortion and Self harm

ivirtue's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug abuse, Violence, Blood, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Addiction, Torture, Sexual content, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Eating disorder

caissa_chthonia's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Animal death, and Addiction

Moderate: Eating disorder

kelseyallen's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

extremely unsettling and uncomfortable to read, which is maybe why i liked it? reminded me of Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder but without any fantasy elements. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Body horror, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

risemini's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Murder, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

sciencewithday6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Had a good time reading this book - made me grimace a lot. 

Loved the character because she was absolutely abhorrent (in a weirdly charming/attractice way?) which makes me love her haha 

feel like something is missing from the book; maybe more about the character? I can’t put my finger on it.

If felt more like an unfinished draft? So close to being perfected i think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Body shaming, Self harm, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

connie99's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Abortion and Eating disorder

elenaj15's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Where to even start with this. The writing style fluctuated so much during this book, it seemed more like the author’s stream of consciousness than anything else. I think my biggest problem with this book was that there was no plot at all, no cohesive writing style and voice from the author, and nothing connected. It seems that the idea was there but it could not be executed by the author. 

I really didn’t enjoy how much the main character focused on food, her eating disorder, and not eating when this was in no way related to the plot. It might have shaped the character but this was all she talked about, there wasn’t much else to Irina. 

The contact sexual assault and rape in this book were trying to be nuanced but just fell so flat for me. It seemed like the author was just writing off these things as “it happens” and nothing comes of it when a victim speaks out. 

Overall, there’s more to say but I would not recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Drug abuse, Addiction, Eating disorder, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

faynebrio's review against another edition

dark 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

its american psycho for tiktok teens.
pretty surprised at how highly this is rated! as far as “transgressive” fiction goes its very timid. it feels like a first draft almost,  as its missing a lot of the pieces that make these types of stories effective. i feel like the author straight up didnt do enough research into the ideas shes pursuing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Addiction, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence