Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

552 reviews

mrsv3915's review against another edition

4.5

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: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

emilywomer's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Child abuse

emmabrwn's review against another edition

4.0

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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent

strawberryjammm's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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: Complicated

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Each chapter was always engaging and didn’t have a dry/slow moment. You get to see different perspectives from different characters. Description details were easy to understand and imagine. After reading, I understand why this book became a best seller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt

phoebealittle's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It enraged me that the entire book was told in third person except for the chapters narrated by a side character. There was nothing at all in the book to justify this choice. The most interesting characters in the book were cast aside and left with unsatisfying conclusions in favor of the self pitying perspectives of the winey main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism

aerimz's review against another edition

4.5

emotional 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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“When the darkest part of you, meets the darkest part of me, it creates light”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship

lexcellent's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional hopeful 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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Fuck Frank. Cleo wasn't perfect, but she deserved more. She's definitely better off without him, though.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

alina01's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

kacd's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-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, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death

mywonderfulsea's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment