Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

La elegancia del erizo by Muriel Barbery

8 reviews

amberinpieces's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Classism

Moderate: Grief and Car accident

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

shibaunited's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism

mxpringle's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad 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

4.5

This book made me cry so much and it was so inspiring. It's such a beautiful look into what it means to try to change the way your life was meant to be carried out and whether it is possible to change the destinies placed on us by class structures.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

quills4days's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

rosalind's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer, Child death, and Racism

camillarossi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, and Alcohol

gabgon2597's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse

orlagal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail