Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

415 reviews

masonwe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Biphobia, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Transphobia

microgator's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Gore, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

jessdownes's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

common_nonsense's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

pola_pocket_'s review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

I can't say I liked the book because I truly didn't, which is weird because unhinged women characters is my cup of tea. But damn Irina was truly unlikable. Some parts were funny but the whole book was just an acid trip. Very much unreliable narrator which I loved. Ultimately I kept reading the book because I simply couldn't stop. I guess the story was entertaining and Irina was so crazy I wanted to see what the hell she would do next. I feel like nothing really happend, the closing of the book wasn't strong enough for me so I don't think I'll be recommending or reading this book again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death

megusa98's review against another edition

tense fast-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

The character in general is just unlikeable, and that kinda makes me dislike the book. There's not much character development, she remains narcissistic and the way she talks about herself is "pick me" and ahhh. 

I do like the story though, it did make me want to read on (mostly in the hopes that SOMEONE would humble the protagonist) Most of my reading of this was done in a 2hr time-blindness read between midnight and 2am.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

yanaorwhatever's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

mybestfriendisabook's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

dark messy MC that’s kinda fun. quick read. when the title made sense 😳 oh boi 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

christrep1dation's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

4.25

Genuinely loved this book and can’t really explain why.
I think comparing this to Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation makes me like this book even more (because I wasn’t the biggest fan of that depiction of an unlikeable woman). 

I found Irina to be genuinely insane, yet I had moments when I was really rooting for her. But she’s unhinged for sure. 

I don’t know if this was supposed to be a book exploring misogyny or analyze gender dynamics too deeply, but I still thought some of the scenes and Irina’s inner thoughts had me thinking about that stuff and like the power dynamics between men and women specifically. (and having it centered around the art world added a layer of that exploration too). 

Overall - kinda funny, kinda crazy, love female rage, hated everyone at least a little bit but still enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

pinuspinea's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Blood