Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis

4 reviews

baghaii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Racism, Murder, and Abandonment

quietturnover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Heartbreaking story told from multiple different perspectives. The perspectives are woven together in an engaging manner. Not an easy read, there are aspects I would have liked the author to explore further and the narrative felt disjointed at times, leaving me with unanswered questions. But overall remarkable job with excellent prose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Excrement, and Religious bigotry

clairebartholomew549's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I'm not sure how to feel about this one. It was written really well, and explored an organization that I wasn't aware of (MOVE Philadelphia). At points it was incredibly affecting, and at other points I struggled to follow what was going on. The Bonaparte chapters, although informative, felt slow and tacked on, and Ava as a character didn't quite gel for me. I feel like this book had a lot of potential, but ultimately I found it kind of disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, and Medical content

melissa_cosgrove's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Drug use