Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

13 reviews

highlordmads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

3.75

This book was complicated. It explored a lot of what it means to be human. It was reflective for sure. It was ugly and it was beautiful. A little weird, but fun too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Animal death, Addiction, Abandonment, Death, and Sexual content

feralbookwife's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

3.75

A very weird book that I very much enjoyed. If you wanted to like the Midnight Library but didn’t, this is a cheeky look at the Void and what we do to cope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

ladybergart's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Misogyny, and Sexual content

jinni's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Blood

ivyleiff's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.25

that was so ??!???! but i also kind of loved it?? 🧜‍♂️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Self harm, Mental illness, Drug use, Death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Excrement, and Vomit

callmeamelia's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Sexual content, Excrement, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Drug use

nahochacon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Creo que the pisces es un libro que nos ilumina las adiciones más allá de las drogas y el alcohol. Creo que muestra la soledad y el abandono de buenas formas y la desesperación de tener a alguien a tu lado. Me gustó bastante porque si bien pensé que el final iba a ser trágico, quedo contenta con el rayo de esperanza. El libro no debe ser visto como una historia , sino como una realidad más común de lo que esperamos.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

firstknight's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

4.5

A really easy read. Got this done in about three sessions. It's one of those books that's easy to pick up and then not put down for the next hundred pages, since the plot flows at a fast pace and the inner monologue of the protagonist - Lucy - is entertaining even at her most pretentious and unlikeable. 
Not usually a fan of romance, modern settings or first-person narrative but can say I really enjoyed this one. Great for light reading if you're not too put off by some of the darker themes. The last third really brought the whole thing together for me. 
4.5 stars for really making me think critically about merman sex anatomy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Animal death, and Excrement

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Drug use

pabi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Animal death

Minor: Stalking and Abortion

literaryliaisons's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Vomit, and Drug use