Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Das Damengambit by Walter Tevis

240 reviews

hazzardfreak02's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol

gabthebookworm's review against another edition

4.25

emotional inspiring tense 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

frappefairy's review against another edition

2.5

relaxing sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault

beccablackburn's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual content

tetrootz's review against another edition

3.0

challenging inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Abandonment

madzie's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent

Minor: Religious bigotry

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism

suzablam's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I already knew and loved the story so this was a joy to read :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse

vicblue's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark informative inspiring tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault

sissa's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous inspiring 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol