Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

42 reviews

tree_star's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Abortion, Body horror, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

randareads's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Death, and Death of parent

thanksfrthemoomeries's review

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.5

I have no idea what the plot of this book was. They end up right where they started and nothing of substance actually happened. I felt like I was reading badly written smut with stereotypical characters that had no real weight to them. The characters weren’t fully fleshed out or likable in anyway. There was something archaic about the descriptions in this book, which painted an older time period, but apparently it’s modern day. This book made no sense and I do not see what the “point” of this story was, because entertainment certainly wasn’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Abortion, Sexual assault, Death, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Drug use

The book is chalk-full of sex scenes and commentary about bodies, sexual acts, and reproduction. Even for someone who isn’t grossed out by it, it was hard to read.

mariel_not_muriel's review

dark sad

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use and Sexual assault

kmoore98's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked it and I was confused. That could be my fault. I thought the writing style was great I just wanted more from some of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Racism

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Drug use

easefcik's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

The writing was beautiful and vulnerable. The lived experience of the main character was painful and honest. I kept me reading compulsively, but I can’t say I really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Vomit, Addiction, Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

elle_e_d_light's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It was a wonderfully written Southern Gothic, although I didn't actually like it very much. Everyone in this book is several layers of messed up. Everyone hurts each other—and gets hurt in return—because of their issues. It's a novel exploring black womanhood in regards to poverty, sexuality, and racism with a whole lot of macabre moments thrown in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Body horror, Drug use, and Gore

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

greenan26's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Abortion, Alcoholism, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Stalking, Classism, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fatphobia and Pedophilia

holleysings's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Classism, Sexual content, Abortion, Abandonment, Self harm, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, and Drug abuse

totore's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

i enjoyed this book up until the very last chapter, where is takes a rather abrupt ending. It left the story with too many unresolved or unaddressed questions to be a fully satisfying read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Drug use, and Addiction