Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Clean by Juno Dawson

4 reviews

aliteubner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Drug use, Death, and Mental illness

zafiras_bestie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Body shaming, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Drug use, Death, Child death, Medical content, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, and Eating disorder

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

The story of Lexi and friends, both in the real world and in rehab, Clarity, is a story most of us have been a part of one way or another.
Clean is an easy read, which seems fast but is more medium paced, and may discomfort the reader or at least make the reader question what's really important in your life.
I don't know if it was the writing, the characters or the story that got me hooked, no pun intended, but I breezed through this book in a day, all the while alternating between yelling a Lexi to grow up, and to realise she can do better in friends/boyfriends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement and Self harm

Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Transphobia

sorcha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, and Excrement

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, and Sexual assault