Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

День опричника by Vladimir Sorokin, Владимир Сорокин

9 reviews

tildafin16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Wow so interesting to read a Russian futuristic dystopia like this! I can see why Sorokin is in exile. Not for the faint hearted and quite surreal but still manages to find a hint of the psyche I think around Orthodoxy / the Emperor etc 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Antisemitism, and Fire/Fire injury

aelien's review against another edition

dark funny

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Murder, and Sexual harassment

marianneiriss's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

vimholz's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, and Police brutality

clairewyck's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Gore, and Alcohol

pristinesavant's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, and Antisemitism

srm's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

WTF did I just read? Seriously, I feel like I maybe I don't know enough to appreciate the meaning behind it all.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing and Death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

sogeprophet's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

jennystacy1212's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Xenophobia