Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

615 reviews

janosch_reads's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Dark, but I was in the right mood. Read it in two days!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

limchaerin's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

kingal's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional sad 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

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

sammm_888's review against another edition

4.0

dark 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 use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship

whats_ur_story_morning_glory's review against another edition

3.75

challenging 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, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol

v_da_jenn's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional 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, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse

lizuttleyyy's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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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“…the most important skill a person could have, the ability to feel as another feels.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

tildz's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny 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: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol

saraafonso's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Gaslighting

slevine18's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It’s been four days since I finished this book and I still haven’t stopped thinking about it. It gave me the kind of experience that has left me wordless in trying to articulate how I feel about it. It wasn’t the most outstanding thing I’ve ever read, but it was one of the most unconventional stories I’ve encountered. I think that’s what I really enjoyed about it, while also being the reason that readers are separated in their consensus of the book. (I can definitely understand why this is not for everyone, but I’ve really been wanting to throw myself into deeply pensive literary fiction.)

I recommend that you go into this with absolutely no expectations and just let the story take you on a ride. Bonus points if you listen to a Cleo and Frank Spotify playlist while reading. It is much more character driven rather than plot heavy, and it was unlike other books in how it brought you so deep into the perspectives of nearly every side character, even more sometimes than the supposed main characters. I think this was my favorite aspect of this book. It made me feel privy to everyone, and made me understand their flaws and imperfections and mistakes. Everyone in this felt raw and real and all their ugly was laid bare in earnest. 

In a way, every person was a little piece of New York itself, the city practically being its own character who unleashed its weight on each person unapologetically. Some thrived in its environment, others not. 

I think I will be pondering this book for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use