Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Junky by William S. Burroughs

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gesole's review against another edition

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

4.0

A classic of the beat generation, Junky - originally titled ‘Junk’ - is a journey into the underbelly of opioid use in an increasingly policed society — that of postwar America. The style is dry, direct, rich of slang and idiomatic usage. It is a crude, first person, largely autobiographical narration which will finds its way into your conscious mind and  make space for itself, whether you please it or not. It’s probably a good place to start with William Burroughs, as it allows the reader to truly grasp the development in writing style the author went through with following publications. It’s a quick read that I would highly suggest. 
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ryuyae's review against another edition

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dark

3.5

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_jasper_394's review against another edition

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

3.25

Not really much storyline development but I guess that's the whole point.
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eatyourphone's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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
yeah this definitely made me feel bad! iiiiii dont think i liked it 
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crazyrhythms's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny

5.0

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h_motionless's review against another edition

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

3.25

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maryellen93's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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elharpwhy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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maeve_simone's review against another edition

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

4.0

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celery's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny informative sad tense 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

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