Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

85 reviews

gentle_garbage_baby's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.75

One of the best books I've read in a long while. Beautifully written. The characters are three-dimensional and all have their good points and flaws - they are fully realised in a way that I think a lot of authors can't do justice. The only thing stopping me from giving it 5 starts is that the end felt somewhat rushed compared to the rest of the book, but it was not a bad ending by any means.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Self harm

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Self harm

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Animal death, Car accident, and Forced institutionalization

literarydumpling's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Violence

madeleinebay's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Police brutality

localpeachthief's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Drug abuse

bookish_history's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Grief, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Alcohol, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Incest, Police brutality, Self harm, and Sexual content

yosiabiy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-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

4.5

What a beautifully written novel! This book follows Benny, a young boy who starts hearing voices coming from random objects shortly after his father tragically and suddenly dies. As he struggles with his grief and these voices, his mother, Annabelle, struggles with her own grief as well as with their relationship and raising him. This book also felt like a love letter to books and reading. At one point, the author refers to a library as "a repository housing the bound testimony of mankind's mortal fears and immortal yearnings". I remember after reading that line I audibly laughed and had to pause reading because it truly floored me for a second. And there are so many other moments like that in this book. A heartbreaking yet hopeful novel, this book is definitely one of my favorites this year!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

frankieclc's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Drug use, and Abandonment

Minor: Police brutality

grace_anna's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness