Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Nevada by Imogen Binnie

33 reviews

estragal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

a gritty and relatable depiction of transness that took my breath away multiple times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

biobeetle's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

hazelwood's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

4.5

For those who feel dead inside and don't understand why: Read this book before you buy $400 of heroin, steal your ex's car, and drive across the country hoping to figure out why you feel so empty. Hint: you're probably transgender and dealing with the trauma of repressing it for so long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, and Suicidal thoughts

alphabetmafiamember's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness, Racism, and Classism

chase0w0's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

angryglitterwitch's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Transphobia

taybot's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

Only a trans woman from New York would think to write yet another book about Brooklyn and name it Nevada

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Self harm, and Transphobia

amandaisok's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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: Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

cronasbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

i think the book is okay, i don't think it's awesome but i also don't think its a bad book. personally, the way the author writes makes it difficult for me to understand what the characters are saying out loud and what the characters are thinking in their minds. i didn't really get to love the main character, but i ended up liking james & steph more. i did like the way the author made maria speak about trans exclusion inside the trans community and the fact that the queer community as a whole isn't this wonderful place all the time, there's also still lots of hatred inside of it, and we have to continue to change that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content