Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas

4 reviews

headlesswork's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Drug use, and Sexism

Moderate: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Cursing, and Infidelity

rooey12's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Cursing

nikkiacat's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-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

3.25

The reviews for this book were extremely negative, so I was surprised how quickly it sucked me in. It was like hearing scandalous gossip about people you know, I was at times grossed out and outraged but I couldn't stop reading. I must say I was very unhappy that the slimy thing Hector did wasn't revealed at the end. He didn't actually have any punishment for it. But other than that this was....well, enjoyable doesn't seem quite right, but it drew me in and didn't let me go till I'd finished.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Cursing

Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Drug use, and Islamophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Islamophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

phobosm's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Fatphobia, Death, Classism, Drug abuse, Cancer, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Chronic illness

Minor: War, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Violence, Rape, Sexism, Excrement, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Pregnancy, Child death, Religious bigotry, Murder, Miscarriage, and Medical content