Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Ponyboy: A Novel by Eliot Duncan

17 reviews

greylovesbroccoli's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Transphobia

therewasanattempt's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Vomit

Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

chris_crossed99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

jiminluvr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

jakinabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Review from 2023 after DNF: 

Hit too close to home, reading about a guy like me, who has a transphobic partner and no access to medical transition. Will go back to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Transphobia

jemappellecat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Transphobia

q_tipsforsale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Animal death