Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous

54 reviews

julianalynne's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

A really deep psychological stream of consciousness from a perceived protagonist with a mind comparable to that of a serial killer. I loved it, I loved trying to understand him, and I loved partially feeling a sort of relationship with him through his journey in recovery. Totally recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

maceyfox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

This book is painful to read, due to how narcissistic the author is. That being said it is one of my favorite books! If you intend to read it, don’t over analyze it, take it as it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Mental illness

hollyfitton1's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

ella_mai_46's review against another edition

tense medium-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

i hated this book so much it was awful and filled with misogyny and it wasn’t that i was missing its depth it was just boring and not worth it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

don’t read it

luvalicex's review against another edition

slow-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

nura_aga's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

mayag16's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

This book was deeply disturbing. I have read and reread the copyright page to verify that it was a work of fiction, but quite frankly I can’t imagine anyone just making this up. It was a good novel though. I would not recommend it just because of its gruesomeness. However, I would not discourage someone from reading it if they brought it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

awags5411's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

hammy_down's review against another edition

dark funny sad slow-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

2.5

Waste of time to read in my opinion. I don’t really get it. It’s kind of pretentious. It isn’t at all about what it claims to be about, and the metaphors fall flat. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

booksjessreads's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

2.0

What on EARTH is this. I borrowed this from the library (thank goodness I didn't spend actual money on this) and honestly, the first page or so really gripped me. When I read the first paragraph about

emotionally hurting girls to purposefully cripple them, demean them and demoralise them

I thought that I was really getting into the dark side of the human condition and was genuinely intrigued by what the main character did to them. But after the first few pages, it was massively deflating and I didn't feel like it had much substance to it. I felt so disappointed and to be honest, it was a complete waste of my time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence