Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

We Were Witches by Ariel Gore

2 reviews

rrio's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

”Considered another way: the untortured, unshamed body is of little use to capitalism. 

If my body is never threatened or shamed, it will be difficult to get me to work for subpoverty wages. It will be difficult to get me to sign over my property. It will be difficult to get me to put your family before my own.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

nicnevin's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

3.5

Truly unsure how I feel about the book. It's well written enough but given its feminist themes, it somehow made me feel less like a woman. Maybe that's just me being weird though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism