Reviews tagging Drug abuse

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

4 reviews

lauralovesbooks777's review

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment

delaneyg's review

dark slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault

inkslate's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content and Self harm

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

ssgcedits's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I hate this kid, and I hate even more that I relate to his anger. I could choke him, but he lives in the back of my head. What an absolutely mean little pest he and I are. And we're both too old for this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Honestly, if it weren't for the absolute vulgarity of the language most of these triggers would be bearable. It's 200 pages of intense non-stop cursing. I read it in 2014 and it still haunts me.