Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes

6 reviews

em_h_ma's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Je ne sais pas si j’ai aimé ou détesté ce livre. Je l’ai trouvé écœurant, dégoûtant, dérangeant mais aussi touchant. Il m’a fait réfléchir. Dans tous les cas j’ai beaucoup plus apprécié la fin que le début. L’ensemble est juste un condensé de tout ce qui est mauvais dans le monde. Et comme toujours, les histoires d’animaux ont réussi à me faire pleurer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

v_____'s review against another edition

dnf 35% (gelesen bis inkl. Kapitel 8/24)
Das Buch hat solide begonnen, ist aber leider immer verwirrender und demenentsprechend langweiliger geworden. Das liegt meiner Meinung nach daran, dass beinahe in jedem Kapitel eine neue Person eingeführt und vorgestellt wird.
Ich dachte, es geht hier um Vernon Subutex und wie er mit seiner Obdachlosigkeit umgeht, und ja, die zahlreichen Charaktere werden bestimmt irgendwann auf Vernon treffen oder sonst irgendwie mit ihm zu tun haben.
Aber ich habe keine Lust mehr, mich bis dahin zu langweilen. 
Was mich auch sehr irritiert, dass dieses Buch hochgelobt wurde. Für mich war es aber das Schwächste, das ich von Virginie Despentes bis jetzt gelesen habe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol

vidoc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Grief

444saida's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Animal death

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, and Cursing

foofymcgriddle's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Classism

jujubahn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, and Alcohol