Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Warehouse, by Rob Hart

4 reviews

dgarrison's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

3.0

I listened to the audio version, and the narrator was pretty good. 

I was really enjoying this book right up until the end.  Maybe I’d rate this a little higher if there was another book. I would like to know what happens next. But I think this was intended to be a standalone novel. 

Also, all the characters are just really unlikable.

Spoiler

Some you kind of like at points. Flawed people just trying to make the best of their situation, but then they do some really awful things that just causes you to really lose all respect for them.  Paxton may be the one exception, but it really sad seeing what he went through and not really getting a good resolution for him

But maybe that’s the point late stage capitalism just brought out the worst in everyone and incentivized the wrong things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide, Racism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

bluejayreads's review against another edition

dark reflective

3.5

I am somewhat surprised I finished this at all, because this kind of dystopia feels hopelessly possible and normally I hate that. But I think I related to the tension in Paxton - fighting the corporation versus personal survival, hating the job but still wanting to do it well. I also found the perspective of Cloud's founder interesting, because he presented terrible ideas in a very reasonable way. (Zinnia's parts were interesting for the suspense, but I know too much about corporate espionage to fully suspend my disbelief.) It was a blend of horrifying and relevant - strange, sometimes uncomfortable, but thoroughly fascinating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Cancer

Moderate: Drug use, Death, Injury/injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Racism, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Ableism

ellietrueman's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Sexism, Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Addiction, Drug abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

morganperks's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, Police brutality, Vomit, and Misogyny

Minor: Death, Violence, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Injury/injury detail, Gun violence, Cancer, Alcohol, and Ableism