Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Cherry by Nico Walker

33 reviews

erosencrantz's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Violence

aarredon's review

dark emotional sad 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

4.25

Good book, but hard to read. One of those books that I'm glad I read, but will never read again. Not recommended for war veterans or those who have been experienced life in a war zone. A very honest and accurate depiction of the Iraq War and risks retraumatizing those who experienced war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Islamophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

meirastav's review

The US military is too depressing for me even when written about with nuance. Also the main character was whiney and blamed all of his bad decisions and misfortune on his girlfriend. He could have simply moved with her he did NOT have to join the army .. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Gun violence

uselesscryptid's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, and War

riotgurl420's review

challenging dark sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

issamay's review

adventurous dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Vomit

emilybourloukas's review

adventurous dark lighthearted tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, and War

Moderate: Vomit

fresica's review

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

stormynoel's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Raw, emotional, and dramatic this book is an intense look at the ramifications of addiction on one's life, and how often we end up victims of our own design. From the opening of the book, the narrator is never meant to be loveable or sympathetic, but rather a raw look at addiction through the eyes of a clueless, entitled kid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

cademia's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.5

Not really sure how I felt about this book, but I can’t stop thinking about the line:  

“Days came like dead moths on the bathroom counter.”

Will probably reread eventually. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and War