Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

12 reviews

anderson27paige's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-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

5.0

So profound and beautifully written,  so much to think about. Stresses the importance of history, God, and hope in a world that so desperately tries to rip those things away. A ponderance on the human condition and the meaning of the times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

hasmith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad 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? No

3.0

Cormac McCarthy’s unique writing style is something. Not my personal favorite, but somehow even without the standard punctuation and dialogue I did not find myself getting lost or confused or not knowing who was talking. I think this book is interesting, but better as a screenplay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Xenophobia, and Blood

yoadrienne16's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

booklover129's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I really wanted to enjoy this book more than I did, but I found the story quite hard to follow at times, this made it a very slow read. The fact that it had no speech marks threw me off from the get go, but after that initial surprise I started to get used to it, however the story itself was still quite hard to follow. Although, the parts that I could understand were very good and so I will be watching the film to try and get some a better hold on the story. Overall I’ve been left feeling very conflicted about this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Drug use

this book centred around a man who has stolen money made by drug dealers so although it doesn’t specifically mention drug use graphically there are many mentions of drugs and implied drug use>

raidingkvatch's review

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and War

Minor: Drug use and Death of parent

avilareads's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use and Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death

crssmith's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

hannah_cogo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, and War

shaunnow38's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Gore

vthecreature's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good choice if you’re looking for a short read, enticing plot, and some flawed characters that have you rooting for them anyway. Some witty banter, some shocking twists, plenty of imagery. And a badass villain. But is Anton the villain, or is it the drug trade itself? Enjoyable read if you’re a fan of McCarthy’s style and a nihilist. Hehe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, and Racial slurs