Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

مكتبة منتصف الليل by محمد الضبع, Matt Haig

625 reviews

birdieex's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical content, Cancer, and Homophobia

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

edavis17's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This is a good book! Parts of it stand out, like the diverse story telling, philosophical thoughts and quotations, and an overall thematic interpretation that leaves an impression. There are other parts that I didn’t enjoy as much like the overall despair throughout the beginning and middle, which I understand is necessary, just thought it stuck around too long. Then towards the end of her library journey there are a couple chapters that feel like we get lost in the weeds and don’t add much to the overall plot. Finally, the end is drawn out a few too many pages I think to really have a stronger impact. Still, it’s absolutely worth reading. If nothing else, it’s a quick read and one that will leave you thinking of life in hopefully a slightly altered way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction

flowers4maryjo's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book. I’m a huge fan of contemporary fiction, so this is my kind of book. I bought the physical copy for this book to annotate for book club, and I’m so glad I did! I had so much fun highlighting and annotating as I read. In fact, I annotated so much I ran out of tabs lol. Even if contemporary fiction isn’t your go to genre, I’d really recommend picking this up. The chapters are very short and make reading the book fly by. Make sure to check TW!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction

b_easelbub's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Alcohol, and Infidelity

analia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

I listened to the audiobook. I don't think reading the book would've been worth it, because Carrie Mulligan did a good job at narrating and also the writing style is so bland - it feels like AI could've written this. However the concept of the book was really interesting and relatable, and I felt in the end it did move me in a way that has led me to think about life a little differently. It is certainly cliche, at times feels like it was written with a future film adaptation in mind which is so corny and a pet peeve of mine... but overall I enjoyed getting to follow Nora on her journey. Nora herself wasn't particularly lovable, but I think that's the point as she is sort of a lost soul. The fig tree issue is such a common thing young people stress about and it was an interesting approach at unpacking it. If it does get made into a film I could easily see it being incredibly cringey OR better than the book. Either way I would watch it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction

glitterykitten's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this. I chose it as I thought the themes touched on similar experiences and emotions held in my own life. The main character I found to be typical of the genre, I wouldn't say I hold her dear to my heart, but I liked her and I could see reflections of myself in her, and as a young adult finding their way in the world I guess that's the aim, at least for me as a reader.
The plot and themes within were what I expected after reading a description and a few reviews. I won't say predictable, because it was still an enjoyable read, but I wouldn't say anything surprised me either.
I feel towards the end the message was really driven. It was nice, perhaps too much at times, but I like to finish a book and be left with things to contemplate. This felt summed up and clear, but still important, and not everything needs to be thought over. 
Overall, it was a lovely story. A fairly easy read, heart warming and leaves you with a new way of thinking. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders

midsummernoodle's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

Exceptional book. It made me cry in a nice way. It starts out very heavy, but push through it. It’s a beautiful book, very good for people who are having trouble seeing how things could be better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Cancer

mele92's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Addiction

Moderate: Death of parent

arthurjentges04's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction