Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett

33 reviews

ketchup_chugger_al's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I too would buy a Russian fox for $18,000 if it wasn’t horrifically inhumane

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Dementia, Grief, Child death, Infidelity, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, and Cancer

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Gore, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, War, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

ciiku's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

What a lovely book. Very unexpected how much I enjoyed this

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Medical content

codii23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Just a lovely, calming, and caring small-town story. The characters are more the focus than the story, but the story can still hit you pretty hard. I absolutely loved it. The narrator’s voice was also perfect for the story. Wonderful casting there.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Drug use

nkling6's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

This was the first book I read by Annie Hartnett. It's super quirky, and I love her writing style. It immediately made me want to read something else by her. Rabbit Cake did not disappoint.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Drug use, Addiction, and Cancer

beankels's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was a fast read and very good. Despite it having strong themes of death and the opioid epidemic, it really was humorous and lighthearted. The characters were lovable and dynamic. I was worried I’d be a mess with having lost my dad at the same age as Emma, but I found it instead uplifting and a great, refreshing view of death. I also think the author was tasteful in their depiction of the opioid crisis. It really was a hopeful and uplifting story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Addiction

Moderate: Child death and Drug abuse

Minor: Murder

mrellis's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction and Terminal illness

penrodkatie's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Kidnapping and Child death

bek67's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

Quirky characters in a small town where the residents of the local cemetery are the narrators! Also a tie in with Harold Baynes (the original Dr. Doolittle). Enjoyed the pictures of Harold, his wife and their animals. This book also deals with addiction, the fallout of addiction and how second chances can bring a family together.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Addiction, and Drug abuse

guatastic's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

Absolutely beautiful, funny, and hope filling.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction

harmony412's review

funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Cancer and Mental illness