Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

5 reviews

sarahjulianna's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Addiction

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Vomit, Infidelity, Abandonment, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

btothebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

What the fuck did I just read? Like its good, but so many times I just stopped and thought “WTF?” 

There’s only a few elements to pinpoint the timeline, but it just feels rushed and not at the same time. There’s an element of Lord of the Flies (but better) and Station Eleven to it all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Child death, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Blood

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a quiet horror. The kind of creepy, unsettling book that makes the reader reflect on themselves. Horrific because the horror elements are realistic, current and future problems we will face.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Vomit, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Addiction, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

chaoticweevil's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Classism, Pregnancy, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Adult/minor relationship

bugmanreads's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, and Torture

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content