Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer

8 reviews

valos's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Grief, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Drug use, and Suicide attempt

becky1209's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Death, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sib_reads's review against another edition

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Cancer

vmpalauf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Read it for the Soon You'll Get Better prompt in the Taylor Swift Reading Challenge: Lover edition - (Valeria's Version).

I've read it twice, it's sad, lovely, and so inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Alcohol

georgeeporge's review

dark sad 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

4.0

A well crafted book that makes you feel as disoriented as the main character's mental illness causes him to feel. It led with empathy and there were lots of unanswered questions that kept me going in for more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Child death

irinalast's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

One of the first books I’ve read in a long time; reminded me why I loved reading. Nathan Filer wrote this with the main character as the author, allowing the reader to experience what his mind does. Memories are told out of order, sometimes they come back unexpectedly, and he often gets distracted to explaining something around him. I think this was a great way of allowing us to build the full story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

sorcha's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Drug use, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Death

readingbetweenthenotes's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts