Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo

8 reviews

leonormsousa's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

knkoch's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

A quick graphic novel with quite expressive art but a somewhat predictable story. I like that it hinged on an early meeting between two pianists, but I guessed parts of this quite early. The character I was most interested in was the furthest removed from telling their own story, but I did enjoy some of the more fanciful elements. Overall, just ok! Though it seems like there's a playlist attached to this novel (understandably, given it's generally about musicians), so perhaps I'll seek that out and feel differently. I really like the idea of adding a playlist to the experience of reading a graphic novel, as was done with California Dreamin', but in that case, the story was so much more compelling to me personally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

numipig30's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Addiction

Minor: Cancer

ferdie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

Ballad for Sophie was beautiful in every way! This is the type of story graphic novels are made for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Antisemitism

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Cancer, and Suicide attempt

shea_proulx's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Genocide, and Suicidal thoughts

knmed's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This was the best graphic novel I have ever read. The story was incredible, the art was beautiful, and the fact they actual produced ballad for Sophie so you could experience it was amazing. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Addiction

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Genocide and Antisemitism

scgonano's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Antisemitism and Toxic relationship

martapsalvado's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Que livro bonito. A história, os desenhos, as personagens. Transportou-me para outro lugar e aqueceu-me o coração ❤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: War and Cancer