Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion

49 reviews

jose_fineh's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

drskaninchen's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Abortion, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Infidelity

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

marithap's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Drug use

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

cillehh's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, 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

dertikefi's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

the last two pages sealed the deal

A fascinating, little book. Can’t say I enjoyed the story, more like I enjoyed what (and how) the author tried to tell the reader with the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Abortion

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

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