Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

2 reviews

hammy_down's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

I don’t have much to say about this book. I love Haddon’s writing, but I believe he struggles with making the main character likable and the story line above mediocre. I love the characters in his books, but the plot/character balance is disrupted by the backtracking and the strange,
sometimes absurd and unbelievable motivations to move the plot forward. There isn’t enough focus on why the characters act the way that they do. Still liked the book, but it was perhaps a bit above mediocre in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

beatriks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It starts a little slow and I had a hard time distinguishing all the different characters, as they were introduced very quickly after each other. 
After 30%, I was sucked into the book and read it in big chunks. Would recommend it. Also switching perspectives from chapter to chapter gives a nice dynamic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Drug abuse and Homophobia

Minor: Death