Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Mein Jahr der Ruhe und Entspannung by Anke Caroline Burger, Ottessa Moshfegh

855 reviews

thychronicreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-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

3.0

What was that? why does nobody talk about that ending? ahhhhhhh? I shouldn't have read this in public, if you take anything from me let it be that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

faephoenix's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

5.0

Repulsive narrator. Refreshing prose. Read this book if you’re slightly misanthropic and need to feel better about yourself as a human. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault

cheyison's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Abortion

marissanbullis's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abortion

todrick_the_tree's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, and Suicide

curiouspoet's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

This book altered the chemistry in my brain

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Its good if you want to destroy yourself and put yourself back together

il0vepasta's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Dysphoria

onebook_more'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent

bskalka's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

3.5

I wouldn’t say I hated this book, however there were definitely aspects I didn’t like. For example, the way the narrator treated Reva during her mothers funeral made me certain of my dislike for her. I also didn’t like how vulgar this book was. I have no problem with vulgarity in books but it has to have a purpose or its just uncomfortable to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Classism

listette's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.0

I’m not sure how I feel about the book. It was well narrated and written but the main character is infuriating till the last page and her point of view very narrow and shallow. 
It is difficult to read a book where there are very few characters with redeeming qualities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion