Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Lagt kort by Lars Gustav Hellström, Joan Didion

71 reviews

cherry_limeade's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective sad 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

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Obviously Joan Didion is a skilled writer, but I felt that this was a bleak book that verged on boring. There was not enough variety in Maria’s actions or thoughts to say much of anything that I found interesting or unique about her situation or problems. Addicting  and short book but would have worked better for me as a short story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical trauma, Abortion

sellers's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Abortion

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia

ajley133's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Drug use

juliet_reads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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if i were to actually describe it i would sound so pretentious but think of like 1970s Hollywood and a mentally ill woman surrounded by horrible people and you've basically got it. really liked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Death of parent

atomiic_sunshine's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide

talina's review against another edition

2.25

dark reflective sad 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

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I really expected more from this book given how popular it seems to be. It has an interesting core concept but I found a lot of the references kind of felt dated. The way she describes queer people is particularly hard to read. I know times have changed and you obviously have to cut any older book a bit of slack when it comes to this stuff but in this book it’s quite present so it’s definitely something to be aware of before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Abortion

bunivly's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark sad tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Alcohol

elliebell7's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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to be frank, this book was depressing. i appreciated delving into the psychology of the main character, maria, but all in all it is a book about a very sad woman in hollywood with a sick child.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, Abortion

laurabarrett's review against another edition

2.75

dark sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol

frimpton's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abortion

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content

Minor: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse