Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Jesus' Son: Stories by Denis Johnson

7 reviews

daniwelllived's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I picked this book up purely because of a New Yorker article centering around the first story, "Car Crash While Hitchhiking." Read in one sitting, incredibly raw. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, and Abortion

Minor: Rape

sbgage's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Medical content, Stalking, and Abortion

Minor: Violence and Forced institutionalization

ncghammo's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

juliabingel's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion

oedipamaas69's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Although a difficult read at times due to the heavy subject matter, I quite enjoyed this little book. It is a series of vignettes seen through a drug addled haze. My favorite story by far was "Emergency," a strange and quietly disarming story. It's also the funniest one in the collection. "Jesus' Son" was my first foray into Johnson's work, and now I'd like to read more by him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Car accident, and Abortion

caedycon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This is like hearing an old man at the bar tell rambling stories about his life, unaware of how much pain he's gone through, and how sad many of his stories are. It's sad without being tense or hopeless. A bit chaotic, a bit haphazard, but all connected. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

miamatic04's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Car accident, Abortion, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment