Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, Earl Lee, Kathleen DeGrave

6 reviews

sleepysage_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Animal death

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gore, Racism, Antisemitism, Grief, Pregnancy, Animal death, Child death, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexism, Child abuse, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, and Excrement

Minor: Cannibalism and Confinement

reedsky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Police brutality, Death of parent, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

monjure's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Classism, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Xenophobia and Alcoholism

clara_2021's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Rape

roadki77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The book that caused major legislation regarding the food industry's health standards. Also communist propaganda, but that only comes in at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder