Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

5 reviews

corriejn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

I was of course familiar with the core conceipt of the story via cultural osmosis, but reading the original story I found it to be so much more complex and full of nuance! Worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

k1313's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Incest, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Grief

kerropiz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use and Suicidal thoughts

someplace_i_go's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use