Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

La buena tierra by Pearl S. Buck

7 reviews

bella613's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

This seems like a book I would like but I found myself waiting for the audiobook to just be done. I was immensely relieved when it was over.
Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if the main character wasn't such a terrible person. 

I was pretty tired listening to this and maybe if I had tried reading the physical book I would have been more into it. It's like slice-of-life except the slice is actually the entire thing. And the life in question is one of a guy who sees women as less than human and does stuff like drugging his entire family so they'll bother him less. 

I was VERY concerned that they were gonna eat a baby at one point but thankfully that did not happen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Trafficking, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

crunch1009's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

While reading through the book, I found myself incredibly engaged in every chapter. At times, it did feel rather slow but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The characters, I had a hard time trying to like, really only being fond of O-lan. The ending though, practically ruined the whole book for me. I felt sick to my stomach when reading the last 3 chapters and almost stopped reading it entirely. I can’t really see myself entirely understanding why Pearl S. Buck ended the book like so, but, it’s still a good read nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cannibalism

katieohara's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, and War

aliciaofalaska's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexism, and Classism

agottfried's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Murder

swdancer's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Drug abuse