Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

552 reviews

martina96's review against another edition

1.0

sad slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really struggled to read this book, if it can be defined such. If it wasn't the chosen reading for the book club I am part of, I would have been given it up. There was no plot and Cleo (the main character) was a Mary Sue with no personality. She was insufferable, yet everyone liked her somehow. To be honest most of the characters were awful and insufferable. The only positive ones were Eleanor and Santiago, which were the better characterised ones and not a caricature. The thing I despised the most about this book was the vulgarity of the language used. At some point I thought I was reading a fanfiction written by a nymphomaniac because there was a constant mention of sex. I don't think you need to be so vulgar and explicit. Also, I felt there was almost a glorification of alcohol consumption and substance abuse. 
It was such an unpleasant read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

emnreads's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt

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

carlytortora's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

hadas02's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Similar to “A little life” in some ways - also I felt like some of the more compelling characters weren’t really explored

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide attempt

rcy's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse

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

hannerbanana's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt