Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

724 reviews

katy_card_lam's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Dysphoria

robinm15's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

nina_elin's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I love books like this where every single character just has issues and problems and nobody is truly happy for most of the book. Yet here I found it hard to care for some of the characters at times. Surprisingly, I still grew fond of most of them towards the end of the book, and I like that there is nobody that I can truly classify as the villain of the story. Still, I had to force myself through this book at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Racism, Vomit

books_of_joy's review against another edition

2.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very elitist behaviour and self destructive behaviour that comes with that. The book was very weirdly written, with adding random one chapters from a different POV and even within the same paragraph switch POVs. Reminded me of normal people but written a bit better, still not great

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt

lululovescrochet's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Suicide attempt

zartcore's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse

drswetasaran18's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual content

skyfluff's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

wishuponajinni's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Poignant, tender and real. I don’t think I’ve read many books like this, exploring the dark and ugly sides of humanity and people and life. It was equals parts depressing and comforting. The writing was in the style of all contemporary literature - bit distant, a bit removed, but so clearcut when it came to describing human emotion and situations. And most importantly, gripping. I read and read and only stopped at moments when the book exhausted me. But the next morning, I’d inevitably pick it up again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt

kelsfishy's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Cleopatra & Frankenstein is such a tender, human story. I have tremendous gratitude for any book or author who leaves me feeling more open-hearted than when I started the book. I have issues with Frank, but my issues are less with Frank specifically and more with the broader trope of how characters LIKE Frank are often found at the center of these narratives, which feels a bit tired considering the characters in this novel who could’ve been centered more. I wanted more of Quentin! All in all though, really loved reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail