Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Ponyboy: A Novel by Eliot Duncan

12 reviews

feliphallus's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.25

the writing is far too flowery for me. it gets a bit better after the protagonist stops using. despite that, a pretty quick read for me. i just cant get over how tumblr the writing is.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Minor: Eating disorder and Vomit

jisc's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Vomit

kelseychild's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

beetlebones's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, and Dysphoria

chrobin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

librayrian's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.5

oh my god i could not stand this narrator

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Vomit

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

rkjreads's review against another edition

2.25

I struggled with this one a bit. I was tempted to put it down at times, I found the prose difficult but perhaps it's just more poetic than I'm used to. It made things hard to follow at times, and I found some of it a bit cringey although this is consistent with the main character so I can believe it's a stylistic choice.

It follows a trans character struggling with addiction, which for me felt hard to read but again, I believe it's an accurate description of addiction which is all-consuming. I found the exploration of the MC's gender to be intriguing, especially as it intersects with his addiction.

There was a scene about two thirds through where the MC experiences an episode of bulimia which felt out of place. Body image/struggling with food had not come up at all previousy so it seemed to come out of nowhere and was not mentioned again.

There are also a few typos I noticed which took me out of it a bit.

I did start to enjoy it more towards the final quarter of the book which felt more nuanced and grounded, this makes sense given what the MC is experiencing. Overall, I think it paints a strong picture of this character and his struggles through addiction as well as his relationship with gender. Would be interested to read more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Vomit

maybephasing's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, and Transphobia

Moderate: Suicide and Vomit

Minor: Deadnaming

leollii's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Pregnancy