Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion

31 reviews

kkpines's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

3.25

The book's beauty was undeniable, but it didn't quite spark the emotional connection I craved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racial slurs

samiisteffenn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

dirtbagdemimonde's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

Stark. Beautiful. So, so dark. This book, like no other I can think of in recent memory, felt like a heavy night.  I didn't expect to be so caught up in the weight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Abortion

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

a book that sucked me in and spat me out. loved the use of perspective in the narration, the short chapters, and the general sense of unease and desolation. it’s purposefully empty. 

didn’t love the racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, etc…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicide, Car accident, Abortion, and Gaslighting

morenowagain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Abortion

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

wendyeldred's review against another edition

dark emotional

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

sophia66201's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

even better on the reread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, and Abortion

emry23's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Abortion

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Minor: Homophobia

lenaschrn's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Addiction