Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

10 reviews

yoadrienne16's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

booklover129's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I really wanted to enjoy this book more than I did, but I found the story quite hard to follow at times, this made it a very slow read. The fact that it had no speech marks threw me off from the get go, but after that initial surprise I started to get used to it, however the story itself was still quite hard to follow. Although, the parts that I could understand were very good and so I will be watching the film to try and get some a better hold on the story. Overall I’ve been left feeling very conflicted about this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Gore, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Drug use

this book centred around a man who has stolen money made by drug dealers so although it doesn’t specifically mention drug use graphically there are many mentions of drugs and implied drug use>

raidingkvatch's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: War and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Drug use

avilareads's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death

crssmith's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, Drug use, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Car accident

hannah_cogo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Terminal illness

Minor: War, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Car accident, and Grief

shaunnow38's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore and Drug use

vthecreature's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good choice if you’re looking for a short read, enticing plot, and some flawed characters that have you rooting for them anyway. Some witty banter, some shocking twists, plenty of imagery. And a badass villain. But is Anton the villain, or is it the drug trade itself? Enjoyable read if you’re a fan of McCarthy’s style and a nihilist. Hehe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Car accident

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Cancer

michaelferlazzo's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The first 3/4 was great, then the excitement for the story began to be reminiscent ramblings. If it ended 3/4 of the way it would have been 5 stars for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use

seriousmoonlight's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Drug use, Drug abuse, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Homophobia, and Racial slurs