Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

190 reviews

tumbly_weed's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

emmakchapman's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse and Addiction

hannahmetzwright's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

Minor: Drug abuse

madamelacy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a really nice, gentle read. I absolutely adored Marcellus and I’m so glad that the writer went some way to tackling the problematic nature of zoos. 

The connection between Tova and Cameron became obvious earlier in the story than I’d expected, but the writer still managed to introduce uncertainties about the outcome. 

I thought Tova’s character was particularly well-developed and I found her very believable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Drug abuse and Pregnancy

lauraslittlebooknook's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

This was truly wonderful. Like a wholesome, heartwarming embrace to heal the soul.

This story follows Tova, night time cleaning lady at the local aquarium, mother to a lost son, wife to a deceased husband, and friend to a Giant Pacific Octopus. She is an incredibly strong and resilient woman, who is incredibly devoted and loyal to those she cares for.

Cameron is a young man struggling to find his way in the world, seemingly out of second (or third) chances. Unable to see past his lot in life, having been abandoned by his mother at a young age, he looks to track down his biological father in the hopes of getting a financial boon to get his life back on track. 

While I do love both Tova and Cameron’s journeys, Marcellus, our Giants Pacific Octopus, really steals the show! I never thought I’d grow emotionally invested in a fictional octopus, but here we are!

This really is absolutely wonderful and endearing and I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Death, and Drug abuse

itsy719's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Cancer, Sexual content, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

tillie__'s review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Child death

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt

jkull_10's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Abandonment, Drug use, Grief, Drug abuse, Child death, and Classism

astuart89's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Drug abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Cancer

nc_unknown_user's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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 the characters (mostly) and eventually learning how their stories intersected. I wasn’t crazy about how long it took to get to that point or that it felt like you started somewhat in the middle of things with no clear explanations and just had to trust the process until it got to that point. Overall it was a nice story and something different to read. Not something I likely would’ve picked on my own. I enjoyed it for the most part though. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Suicide, Grief, Death, and Death of parent