Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Chaperos by Dennis Cooper

53 reviews

jesshadlow's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

0.5

So fucked up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual content, Body horror, Confinement, Excrement, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cancer, Abortion, and Chronic illness

alex17'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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

joy_ong's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Violence

wormariwood's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Medical trauma, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Addiction, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, and Excrement

b_fruits's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Drug use

noelle1121005's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Violence, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

priceliketag's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Excrement, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Gaslighting, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

devin_raquel's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book has the most disturbing imagery I’ve ever read. A really interesting story, one that does make you think despite the graphic content. But I DO NOT recommend reading, and if you do PLEASE check trigger warnings, cause this one gets dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Cursing, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Excrement, Drug use, Addiction, and Cancer

tbrnichols's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

A truly sick book, some of the most depraved things I've ever read. I think my main problem with it is that the violence depicted didn't seem like a caring and sexy sort of violence? Or even like a personal, domineering sort of violence, instead it felt impersonal and rote, meaningless and horrible. I think this book may have temporarily ruined violence in sex for me by inserting the doubt that those doing violence to me are doing it without the attachment and value it deserves. I think there actually is a way to write about this sort of thing in a hopeful way, and there are definitely glimpses of that here, but being surrounded by such depravity and hatred can make it hard to sift those out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Torture, Body horror, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Blood, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

horrorhayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder