Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

4 reviews

marjolainegenot's review

funny hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful prose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Rape, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

yavin_iv's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Suicide

candacem's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Racism, and Cursing

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, and Police brutality

readinghavoc's review

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexism, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Cursing