Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Il caos da cui veniamo by Tiffany McDaniel

74 reviews

yukisutton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Took a while to get into as it’s paced quite slowly. The content of this book is very heavy and at times it was hard to read. It highlights the pain that men have brought onto women. But there is still so much beauty to be found in this story. I loved it. I loved Betty. What a gorgeous love letter to her family, her sisters and her father. Incredibly touching.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

hunni_reads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Colonisation

wildestsnail's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The only reason this isn’t higher is because I had to skip the kitten scene. I feel that whole but could have been done in a different way and still been able to get the message across.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

gaymoonreader's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Protect your peace and look up trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

maddb_96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing character development. Enjoyed the writing style, the nature elements woven throughout and learning about Cherokee culture. 

Was a very difficult read at some points, but so raw and honest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

memydogandbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Simultaneously stunning and devasting!

What's it about?

Betty Carpenter, born to a Cherokee father and a white mother, grows up in a world of poverty and violence, finding solace in nature and her father’s stories. As she uncovers her family’s dark secrets, she turns to writing as a means of escape and healing

"Inspired by the life of her own mother, Tiffany McDaniel sets out to free the past by telling this heartbreaking yet magical story--a remarkable novel that establishes her as one of the freshest and most important voices in American fiction."

What did I think?

- This book is both beautiful and emotionally devastating.

- Betty's story and that of her parents and siblings are brutal, trauma trauma-filled but also littered with hope.

- It's a hard story to read, as it's unflinching in its dark themes of intergenerational abuse, racism, violence, trauma and more - it's relentless!  

- I'd say the raw brutality of this story is on par with stories such as A Little Life, but Betty is based on McDaniel's mother's life!

- Despite the trauma and emotional devastation, there are glimmers of hope and the magical world of Betty and her father Landon. One of Cherokee heritage and culture.

- McDaniel also tells the wonderfully rich, beautiful and tragic story of native Americans in Appalachia, her ancestors and her direct family.  I adored reading about the Cherokee culture and heritage of Landon and his family.

- This book packs in so much in every page: family history, historical fiction/fact, Cherokee culture & heritage, generational trauma and abuse, family bonds and hope, racism, classism, family secrets, and a full spectrum of non-stop emotions.

This book is beautiful, brutal and a masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

pacificsnail's review against another edition

Painful to read. There's way to write about trauma and I am convinced this is not it.
Stayed with me for a long time and not in a pleasant way. Had a hard time washing some of the images out of my head.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

savgulick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

katwritesandreads7's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I would give 6 stars if I could. This is truly a masterpiece of a novel. I don't give 5 star ratings often (this is my second one this year), but this book was so moving and heart wrenching it deserved nothing less. My soul has been stomped on and my heart has been crushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

l0veth1ng's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

such an emotional but necessary read. this book will stay with me for a long, long time. a girl comes of age against the knife <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment