Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

9 reviews

jkull_10's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

meghanelizabeth's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Drug use, Sexual harassment, and Alcohol

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I had strange feelings about this one. It did feel like Otessa Moshfegh, which wasn't my jam, so it makes sense that this one hit me a little weird too. I haven't quite pinpointed what I wasn't in love with about the writing, but I do admire that this kind of self-centered pleasure-seeking is being done by women (and women of color) characters and not white men. So maybe it's not my thing, but I'm glad that it's happening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Blood, Sexual content, Racism, and Infidelity

lidia7's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use and Grief

Minor: Sexism, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Cancer, Abortion, Vomit, Animal death, and Classism

chaos_animates's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Cancer

sydapel's review

adventurous funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I don't really know how I feel about the writing here, or the overall impact of this book, but I did do a hell of a lot of dog earing in my library copy. Isa is a compelling as hell narrator, a keen observer of the frivolity of those around her and yet grappling with the fact that her worth is derived from how entertaining she can be. There's a staggering amount of side characters that flit in and out of the picture, but at the center is this girl yearning to be taken seriously in the New York party scene. The author makes some interesting commentary on Youth, but I struggled with the latter third of it immensely and so am unsure how to feel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, Sexism, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

olivetree614's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Damn. So fun. So funny. And so enlightening! I learned about life and our weird, weird society while having a blast. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

kaii's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Classism, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, and Xenophobia

mlewis's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexism, Misogyny, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Cultural appropriation, War, Racism, and Drug use