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yourlocalvirgo's review against another edition
3.5
All in all, this was a decent read, but it was lacking in a few areas that really could've made it a great read. Perhaps this would've been better off as a short story, similar to the individual excerpts from each drug we saw within every chapter.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
sienna1508's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Drugs are personified to be like deities, existing and interacting with you when they take that drug. Most of them have the goal of taking the person to 'the Party' which is where they can be handed off to 'stronger' drugs or taken into the VIP room which is the equivalent of ODing.
So a massive TW for drug abuse, plus also toxic relationship.
<minor-spoiler> The story mainly follows a brother and sister Isaac and Ivy, and you learn from the first chapter that one of them dies, you just don't know who. </minor-spoiler>
Doing some research into who the characters are before reading the book is useful, for example, Mary Jane is marijuana, and she has a business suit because she is legalised now. So all of the drugs have their own corresponding personality and description.
Overall, this book is amazing and should definitely be read by more people.
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Eating disorder and Vomit
glorytowers05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Grief
sarah_toast's review against another edition
1.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use
paperl21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Self harm
envov's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Alcohol
ferdie's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Child death and Death
Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Car accident
212keatsk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Death and Vomit
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Grief
dododenise's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
This was such a brilliant way to tell a story on addiction. There’s creativity in it, an idea that made it feel new and made me pay attention.
Like I am used from Shusterman, a brilliant idea is transformed into a masterpiece of a story. God, I wish I could work with my ideas in such a masterful way.
The execution was careful and yet brutal. It did not shy away, but it did not loose nuance. It never forgot to mention the good drugs being with them, while making clear that that is not the story this book is telling. This book tells the story of abuse and addiction, and that there’s nothing pretty about it.
All of this is to say: I loved the book.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ecravens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail