Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

725 reviews

kbeefive's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring medium-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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Beautiful, poetic, art and sadness 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide attempt

smily_tiffany's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Mellors brings out the ugliness and tenderness of a bunch of broken characters to form an intimate and emotional story about how love is complicated yet what holds us all together. I really enjoyed all of it, as if I was just watching a year in the life of a group of friends and lovers unfold patiently and unexpectedly before my eyes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt

karentri's review against another edition

4.5

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-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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What happens when self-destruction from childhood trauma and the thought of love meet?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt

eloot's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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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I have never connected with each character of a book so fast. I need Greta Gerwig to make this into a film. I’m 24 and I love Cleo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy

mrscorytee's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

ellayeeles's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-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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Absolutely adored this book - I loved how each character had a different focus character within a group and gave real variety. I loved the characters and the universal feeling of loving someone who isn't the right one really fit home. Want to read again !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming

emgroomy27's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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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Beautifully written. The prose was delightful to read. At its heart, this book is about growth, but that personal growth and discovery is tinged by melancholy. I adored it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm

intensidadluminosa's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use

dracucore's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad 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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excellent read, though it took me longer than usual. very emotional, points off for the rushed ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol

bexarmin's review against another edition

2.0

emotional sad tense medium-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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I wanted to like it so much but nearly every character was insufferable. It left me feeling empty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death