Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

553 reviews

c_ourte's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional 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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I read it super quickly and the themes definitely touched my core wounds but I didn’t fall in love with any of the characters. I didn’t feel what they were feeling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Transphobia, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Suicide, Blood

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

oceanecohen's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny hopeful 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, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt

delaneydunster's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

marianajosefa's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

afternoondreamer's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia

____nique's review against another edition

1.5

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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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I saw this on Fully Booked– the cover page piqued my interest and made me want to read it when I read its blurb. Thankfully, I fought the urge to buy the physical copy of this book because I would be so disappointed if I did as I didn’t enjoy reading it. The first chapter of it was eye-catching and it was the main reason why I continued reading it. However, the chapters following that were disappointing. Maybe the story was not just for me, but I really can’t see the logic and sense of reading a story without an actual plot (I mean, I would get it if the story is non-fiction, but a fiction book without a plot? Oh, come on!) 

Since it has no plot, I found the book very tedious and tiring to read– it took me 2 weeks to finish it which was unusual for me as I only read books at least a week. The chapters were just too long; I found the descriptive words very detailed; and the stories in each chapter were not really linked to the main storyline (if a storyline/plot really does exist in this book). Some readers prefer this kind of writing, but I found it unnecessary which prevented me from connecting with the story. 

I can see the similarities between this book and The Year of Rest and Relaxation. They both gave me mixed feelings towards the book because I genuinely think that the story, characters, and overall setting of this book have potential, but something in the writing was lacking that made the story feel lost somewhere. So sad, I would’ve loved to enjoy reading these kinds of stories, but my impatient ass cannot stand it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

csmoke85's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

freshasadaisy's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol

jeaniie's review against another edition

5.0

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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My new favorite book of all time. I feel like this book changed me in so many ways. The writing is also impeccable, which is always a great bonus.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Self harm