Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

33 reviews

lilazul's review

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

Minor: Car accident

karissahodge's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction

ittybittybookshelf's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Violence, Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Hate crime, Blood

Minor: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent

lillian_hallelujah's review

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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: Bullying, Physical abuse, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent

karsynisawesome's review

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder

zephyrus127's review

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism

cadybooks's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

jeremie's review

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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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made me cry like a bitch

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I was not expecting to like this as much as I did. I always struggle reading things that have a lot of hype around them. I’m lucky I found this book in a used book sale for really cheap to give me the push to buy and read it. The characters are well-developed and so very lovable. The plot kept me engaged and was just the right amount of sad but hopeful. I will definitely be keeping this one on my shelves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Car accident, Murder

smallish_bird's review

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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One of my all-time favorites; first read as assigned reading in 7th grade and revisited after Yhara Zayd's YouTube excellent mini video essay reminded me of its existence. I'm a sucker for 1st person PoV books that explore both its PoV character's as well as its other characters' perspective in a nuanced and compassionate way. I dig its focus on platonic and familial love (aroace win), as well as how safe it feels in many regards despite how bleak the characters' situations are -- the horror is found within the isolation of circumstance, childhood, poverty, and capitalism, not so much in the cruelty of any of the characters.
 Cannot fathom that this was written by a high school student; S. E. Hinton joins Mary Shelly in being a teenager when they wrote books that I now hold dear to my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder

Complimentary/Similar Books: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (about an emotionally repressed/traumatized teenager and how he navigates the world) -- 1st person PoV, teenage boy MC, emphasis on familial love/self-love, living life while dealing with trauma, distinct voice/vernacular, healing, hopeful ending. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (about an emotionally reserved/isolated teenager's life and development) -- 1st person PoV, teenage boy MC, emphasis on platonic love/self-love, living life while dealing with trauma, escapism, healing, hopeful ending. All The Water I've Seen Is Running by Elias Rodriques (about a queer man returning to his conservative hometown to mourn/confront/grow from his past) -- 1st person PoV, distinct and nuanced characters, violence/displays of force as normalized method of communication, emphasis on found family/community/self-love, living life while dealing with trauma, distinct voice/vernacular, healing, hopeful ending.