Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

4 reviews

thewritetofight's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

The ending was more like a cliffhanger in the sense that it wasn’t an end all be all, but it was very good

I found it very interesting how they implied towards the end of the book that Holden was abused sexually, you don’t see that often in books or any forms of media about boys

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Violence, Misogyny, Mental illness, Cursing, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

schnuggeligeerdbeere44's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment

inkslate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content and Self harm

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

ssgcedits's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? No

2.5

I hate this kid, and I hate even more that I relate to his anger. I could choke him, but he lives in the back of my head. What an absolutely mean little pest he and I are. And we're both too old for this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Honestly, if it weren't for the absolute vulgarity of the language most of these triggers would be bearable. It's 200 pages of intense non-stop cursing. I read it in 2014 and it still haunts me.