Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

77 reviews

bibliograflieg's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, and Gore

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Abortion

jessicake1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Grief, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Addiction, Confinement, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Vomit, Drug use, Violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Classism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Bullying, Child death, and Excrement

aeverett's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Body horror, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Drug use

Moderate: Vomit

hoole95's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child death, Cannibalism, Addiction, Abortion, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Cursing, Body horror, Blood, Grief, Drug abuse, and Death

ethan416's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was much different from what I expected. It tackles grief and addiction in such a unique way, that about halfway through the novel it changes from what you expect it to be into something totally different and I think it sticks the landing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abortion, Drug abuse, Grief, Blood, Body horror, and Drug use

ramblepatch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Toxic relationship, Death, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Vomit, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Body horror, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Colonisation, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident

triseke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Gore, Toxic friendship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Body horror

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Infidelity, Infertility, and Murder

scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I honestly expected more of a horror story featuring ghosts. I ended up with a commentary on drug abuse and addiction. Which wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't expecting something else entirely. I'm usually one with a strong stomach (I have to be as a trauma nurse) but this sickened me so much, it's a miracle I got through it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Vomit, Gore, and Addiction

Moderate: Cannibalism, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Abortion

ivoryecchymosis's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

rbradley135's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Cannibalism, Gore, and Vomit