Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Cherry by Nico Walker

23 reviews

erisiabliberationfront's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I picked up Cherry at a friend's of the library book sale because every random page I opened had something shocking or obscene. This book has a brick on the gas pedal, a knee on the steering wheel, and uses both hands to shoot up heroin while driving. This is a hard, dark, fast book—all drugs and violence and truama. White knuckle the cover and huff some duster. You'll make it through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

eusteph's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

3.5

Yet another book I had no business buying but thought the cover was cool enough and bought it anyway only to later find out that I am definitely not the target audience for it.

This book wasn't bad overall, it was very interesting to see things through the point of view of a person struggling with chemical dependence. With that being said, I would definitely have enjoyed it a whole lot more if contemporary novels about war/crime were my thing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and War

aarredon's review against another edition

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

slintangel's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Drug use, and War

Moderate: Gore

wallanderem's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and War

riotgurl420's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

cademia's review against another edition

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

glorifiedloveletters's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

2.0

This wasn't really for me. I kept going because it was just compelling enough that I wanted to know what happened, I suppose, but what did happen was.... eh. And the rampant misogyny throughout was just... a lot. Occasionally, there were some funny bits, and I really like the red skull cover, but glad to move on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Misogyny, Violence, and War

brackenrill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racism, and War