Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Nowy wspaniały świat by Aldous Huxley

61 reviews

nextsemester's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

yolanda_h's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide

eve_kadou's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror and Death of parent

mandi_lea's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy

megb64's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

seventy7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is amazing and very ahead of its time. I can’t say much because it has honestly left me speechless.

The ending is beautiful even if he died. There is just something that really resonates with you about that death.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

Moderate: Addiction

alreinwarth's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Minor: Vomit, Antisemitism, and Abortion

kwichris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, and Racism

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion

blueberryelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective

• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

actiaslunasaturniidae's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Death of parent, and Colonisation