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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Reading the synopsis, Requiem for a Dream is right up my alley, character focused, introspective, and emotional. You can now understand my disappointment when I found myself detached and losing interest too often throughout my listening experience.
I can appreciate the characters and their story, I wanted to shake Sarah awake and help her realise her worth is more than her weight or a damn tv show. I wanted more for each of these characters, more than a drug addicted life but for me, this care can only go so far. It's hard to root for characters who provide little hope...
Kudos to the narrator for bringing this book to life, a 10/10 execution. If it wasn't for the narrator engaging my interest, I'm not sure I would have continued this book much past the first quarter.
Being originally published in 1978, perhaps time and relatability impacted my reading experience.
Not.a bad book, just not for me.
1 star for the narrator, 1 star for the characters, especially Sarah.
Thank you to the published for allowing me to access this audiobook early.
I can appreciate the characters and their story, I wanted to shake Sarah awake and help her realise her worth is more than her weight or a damn tv show. I wanted more for each of these characters, more than a drug addicted life but for me, this care can only go so far. It's hard to root for characters who provide little hope...
Kudos to the narrator for bringing this book to life, a 10/10 execution. If it wasn't for the narrator engaging my interest, I'm not sure I would have continued this book much past the first quarter.
Being originally published in 1978, perhaps time and relatability impacted my reading experience.
Not.a bad book, just not for me.
1 star for the narrator, 1 star for the characters, especially Sarah.
Thank you to the published for allowing me to access this audiobook early.
Fan den får en femma asså, funderade på 4.75 men det går inte
Skit asså! Sista hundra sidorna läste jag i ett streck. En story som jag visste och ändå var sättet den var skriven så himla bra att det inte spelade någon roll. En till bok jag inte skulle rekommendera någon om de inte tror att de klarar av det. Vad ska jag säga, jävligt bra! Dont do drugs kids :)
Skit asså! Sista hundra sidorna läste jag i ett streck. En story som jag visste och ändå var sättet den var skriven så himla bra att det inte spelade någon roll. En till bok jag inte skulle rekommendera någon om de inte tror att de klarar av det. Vad ska jag säga, jävligt bra! Dont do drugs kids :)
Jo en sak ska jag säga, försvann helt in i hans sätt att skriva att det kändes normalt. Hörde alla karaktärer och förstod exakt när vem prata och när något beskrevs. Känns som det kommer vara konstigt att läsa bok med citattecken, författaren lyckades så himla bra här med det att jag är convinced att det inte ens behövs citattecken hahah.
Anteckningar från innan och medan jag läste boken (OBS SPOILERS):
Sett filmen med Moa
Taggad på boken
Mmm den är skriven i kaosstil älskar det. Använder massa utropstecken och inga citat tecken det är bara kaos. Tycker om sånt.
Harry säger baby och tyrone säger Jim och braid
Eller båda säger baby?
Försöker lära mig så jag vet när vem snackar när
Men tror också det är meningen att deras samtal ska smälta ihop
Tyrone är tjej obsessed och säger sheeit och
Detta är ju stark karaktärs-skapande och skicklig skrivteknik om vi som läsare vet vem som pratar utan några pratmarkörer eller citattecken
Älskar att mamman känner av Harrys distans och shady ness, och hur författaren får fram förståelsen i små enkla medel
De drar ut på det mer här än i filmen, intressant hur det ska gå tillväga sista 70 sidorna
Älskar författarens beskrivningar av när Harry och Marion börjar fatta att de verkligen är djupt beroende, men ignorerar den realizationen
Fyfan jag minns inte från filmen att Harry ”tvingar” Marion kontakta sin shrink
Oooof han drar ut på allt så mycket
I filmen är det väl Marion som kontaktar killen som byter heroin mot sex, inte Harry?? Ohhhg måste verkligen se om den
Bruh morsans story ör fan värre här
i gave up… the writing is very hard to read!!! all the slang and stuff.. i think, the film is way too better. the book is just way too hard to read!! also, has typos not made by accident. pisses me off. the annotation sounded so very cool, but in fact, i just didn’t understand what was going on.. WHAT was going on???? bland and boring, made me feel uncomfortable and confused. not my cup of tea.
The Steeam-of-Conciousness style and the way it jumped from the thoughts of 1 character to the thoughts of another character, mid-thought, made it too hard to follow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma
dark
emotional
tense
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Incredibly powerful story that touches on so many important issues. Addiction, mental health issues, how they're viewed and the lack of appropriate support for them was one thing. Using no quotation marks/paragraph breaks for dialogue took some getting used to, but eventually led to an incredible tool to demonstrate desperation and racing thoughts.
Absolutely worth the read, but extremely unpleasant to do so.
Absolutely worth the read, but extremely unpleasant to do so.