Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

727 reviews

zoe_cecilia's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt

honipoems's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional reflective 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: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol

eline1504's review against another edition

3.0

funny relaxing slow-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: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

stefaniacg'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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Death of parent

laurataylor's review against another edition

3.75

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

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 cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

maerireads's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I think it probably was a good book, just not really a book for me. It tackles dark and important topics in an interesting way in the end but I couldn’t really connect to the characters. Most of them were unlikable eventho I tried hard to like them. Some of the things happening in the book made me feel like it was written for A-level englisch students to have characters to analyse and I didn’t like that feeling. The only parts I enjoyed were Eleanor’s parts and there were only two of them. 
I did finish the book, but I wasn’t deeply invested in the story. It just felt strange. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt

binetti's review against another edition

4.25

challenging 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use

Minor: Death of parent

finn_vibing's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sowall'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: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was quite skeptical of this book before reading it, it felt like it would be too “out there” - but this was a pleasure to read.

It’s not for everyone, I’ll say that, but it’s actually sooo good. Almost none of the characters are likeable for a majority of this book, but that’s the point.

This book is quite sad while still being so full of love that’s it’s bursting at the seams with it.

This was definitely worth the hype.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent

madkat37's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt