Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

27 reviews

imrg's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

byelingual_kegan's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction and Emotional abuse

crusoe's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This book is weird, no other way to describe it. It's hyperbolic, grotesque in every way (which the illustrations certainly add to) and generally strange. The writing style and ultraviolence of the book remind me a tiny bit of a clockwork orange but you're better of reading that book. I don't think I could recommend this in good conscience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Xenophobia and Vomit

Minor: Trafficking and War

emadisonc's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

Maybe it meant something. Maybe not, in the long run, but no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time and the world. Whatever it meant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Body shaming

tanya240's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

roseknows124's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

readylabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kelsokake's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

a goddamn fever dream. wth did i read? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Racial slurs, Excrement, and Kidnapping

lavinia_speaks's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

4.0

Hunter Thompson does modern take on Hell.  The wolf was seen in Inferno Cant I.  Translation from https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/inferno/inferno-1/: “Maladetta sie tu, antica lupa, / che più che tutte l’altre bestie hai preda / per la tua fame sanza fine cupa!” (Cursed be you, ancient wolf, who more than all the other beasts have prey, because of your deep hunger without end! [Purg. 20.10-12])

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

wannabe_lee's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Racial slurs