Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Naked Lunch: The Restored Text by William S. Burroughs

19 reviews

crazyrhythms's review against another edition

dark funny

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use

themis_32's review against another edition

I did not enjoy this book. The writing style embraces stream of consciousness too much for my liking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Sexual content

numbat's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

1.0

It was a bit much. Very graphic, rambling and incoherent but hen again I guess that is the point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion, Gore, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Drug use, and Addiction

kaitoro_walker13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

I just didn't GET IT. They were good short stories, but I feel like if I got the book, it would have been so much better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Murder

heidifuglevand's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

jblago's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A book to more absorbed than read. When I started I was understandably challenged just comprehending each sentence as I read it, sometimes rereading the same paragraph multiple times simply to understand the words themselves let alone any semblance of deeper meaning or overall plot. But as I read more I became more comfortable with the style of this book. A literal Diary of a Madman. Junk-sick and mostly disgusting, yet proud and satirical on a level I have yet to see in any other book, film, or other art piece. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide, Abandonment, Abortion, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Violence, and Transphobia

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Murder, Islamophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

The satirical nature of the book makes it HEAVY with content warnings, but within context everything has its purpose. Each word serves its raison d’etre perfectly, in spite of its outward appearance.

moranguinhos's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

even in the annotated version there were so many words i had to google. half were drugs & the other half were sex acts. wild vacation read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Torture, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Excrement, Death, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Body horror, Racism, Violence, Drug abuse, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Rape

gleerest's review against another edition

challenging funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Addiction, Violence, and Death

madisontoth's review against another edition

challenging funny slow-paced

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

5.0

i think this book changed my life. i’ve never read anything like this before in my life and it was so fucking fun!! i’m in love with burroughs’ writing style and every single other book i’ve read after this has just fallen flat. there’s literally nothing like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Medical content, Addiction, Medical trauma, Rape, and Body horror

r_tthalia's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Homophobia, Addiction, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting