Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

85 reviews

nerdy_book_mom's review against another edition

mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

kcbatts's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Cancer, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Sexual content

verytoristory's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

egraham's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

jmcampbell57's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Death of parent

readingwithkelsey's review against another edition

4.0

 I am so surprised with how much I enjoyed this. Primarily, Mandel's writing is phenomenal - which I had already known having read Station Eleven but I found it to be a bit more impactful in this one. Perhaps it is due to the more melancholy feel of the atmosphere, but her prose really shined. Readers are pulled back and forth over the course of 20 years, and while it can seem confusing at first, once you start to put the pieces together, the novel really comes together. There is a lot of discussions on loss, grief and opportunity and I feel like Mendel did a great job at demonstrating how each character experiences these things at different opportunities. The novel does have an underlying "mystery" and, while the "why" of it is explained at the end (which made me gasp), the characters' reactions to this event are kind of up to the readers interpretation. For me, the main theme of the novel touches on mental health and depression in particular (which is why Mendel's melancholic writing bodes well) and how it affects these really grandiose characters. The novel sets out to connect you with these complicated characters, so fair warning for plot driven readers. Even though the ponzi scheme forefront plot is interesting in and of itself, it is really the time spent with the characters that I enjoyed the most. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Drug abuse

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Death

whirl's review against another edition

sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Addiction, Grief, Drug use, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Cancer

sar_a_i's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Drug abuse, Grief, Dementia, and Drug use

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Sexism, Addiction, and Cancer