Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

726 reviews

laurevannieuwenhove's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol

teslis's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional 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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This book was GREAT! I loved the language and that I got to meet multiple pov, I really like that I got to hate

Frank

in the beginning and in the end I started to really like that character. And the opposite with

Quentin

. So excited for my book club’s discussion on the future. If you want to read this book, go read it now! It’s amazing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide, Transphobia, Abandonment

ylvasorli's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective 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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WOW wow WOW wow!

It's immediately one of my favorite books of all time, and it's hard to put into words how much I love it. I love books that are character-driven, with no plot - just vibes, and this one is just that. Coco Mellors has a way with words, and I'm just in awe that this is her debut. Will be reading everything she publishes in the future, starting with Blue Sisters!

Never have I read a book that has made me go from liking - to hating - to loving a character during one chapter, over and over again. This book was also a tad too relatable, so it has made me think A LOT about my own life. Oh well...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm

cata_cortes's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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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fuck frank
love eleanor and zoe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt

alexandra__rae's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional 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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Content Warnings

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

st333phanie's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I could tell after the first chapter that this was going to be an all time favourite book of mine. So beautiful and heartbreaking and human. I fell in love with every character despite their flaws and how they’d anger me at certain points but I wanted the best for each and every one of them. 

The fact that this story took 7 years to flesh out completely is evident by the amount of care taken in the way this story of told, so beautifully written. I can tell I’m going to be revisiting this book for years to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Death of parent

bronteysbooks's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexism, Suicide attempt

julesparra's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny reflective 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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Content Warnings

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

etbliss's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse

Minor: Animal death

sannesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional 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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For me this was a fast and easy read. I liked the vived atmosphere of New York. I also liked the characters, especially Cleo. You will not only read about Cleo's and Frank's point of views but also from their friends point of views. These are all troubled and complex characters, and I enjoyed reading from their point of views. However, I didn't enjoy reading from Eleanor's point of view. Her point of view was also differently written than all the other characters, which did not work for me and her story felt boring to read about.

There were also some relatable quotes and funny moments even though the story was quite emotional and dark. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent