Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

724 reviews

littlestbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective 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: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm

jennashimek's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol

chelseakdaley's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia

peachie_pie's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny hopeful 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 liked this! Didn’t know where it was going to go but I rly liked the ending! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt

mmtrgg's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, Death of parent

niciy's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional 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, Suicide attempt

k80holmquist's review against another edition

3.5

emotional 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: Alcoholism, Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Body horror

muliejazza's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional tense slow-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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Not great, not bad. Everyone needed therapy. The poor sugar glider. Also this book needs a lot of trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Vomit

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Dementia, Death of parent

bruello's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I got this book during a book exchange, it was pitched by my friend as a story that plays in New York. As I am going there soon I wanted to read it and before me unfolded so much more. The friend group is split into those who loved the book and those who hated it. Hating this story comes with a very adjusted life. If you (over)emphasise with story characters, can relate to a certain degree of self doubt followed by destruction and have clung onto a relationship (friend or amorous) just to not be alone, you might just fit into the group that enjoys this read. There is no happy ending per se, we just learn about a year in the life of two people, but the potential left at the end of the story is so uplifting and hopeful that I put it down very happy and relaxed at the turn of the last page. I am looking forward to reading more of Coco Mellors. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Classism

Minor: Suicide attempt

rivercentaur's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 68%

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It wasn't getting anywhere relatively relatable personally. And the self harm was graphic but also came out of nowhere. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide, Sexual harassment