Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Odyssey by Lara Williams

8 reviews

heather_harrison's review

dark reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

Never have I been so mad I didn’t DNF a book, as I have finishing this. 

Was lured in with promises of a cult leader aboard a cruise ship; dark, surreal satire, humour and a stunning book cover. 

Instead a wholly unlikeable set of characters, bizarre sets of events, and very little explanation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility

snowiceblackfruit77's review

dark mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

flashandoutbreak's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

grunbean's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

It’s an interesting read for sure. I had no trouble engaging with it, and I found the darkness and humour I was expecting in parts. For me, it feels like it’s missing something to really pull it together. The ending was disappointing. Though it is a fun and eerie read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

veelaughtland's review

challenging dark reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility

ecn's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

I have absolutely no idea what to say about this book other than it feels like a fever dream??? I cannot tell you a single thing that happened or what it meant. 

I can’t say it was as hard of a  “merciless takedown of late capitalism and our anxious, ill-fated quests for something to believe in” as the synopsis made it seem it would be but it definitely speaks to late capitalism. So much of the book felt like a blurred vision of our capitalist while dissociating through life. However, I do not know what to feel about the book. I wanted so much more out of it than I got. I wanted to know more about everyone and wanted a more grounded story. I genuinely cannot tell what happened this story and if anything was real or a grotesque and exaggerated imagination of the MC.

It’s not for everyone but definitely for you if you want something loosely glossy and reads like a fever dream you have while working at your shit job. 

All I can say for sure is I don’t know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility

lizzie_r's review

adventurous challenging dark slow-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content and Religious bigotry

Minor: Infertility, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

kitglad's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

for fans of mona awad- reading this will make you go “what the fuck?” multiple times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Violence and Alcohol