Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

La ragazza interrotta by Susanna Kaysen

61 reviews

lkristin2018's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A memoir about an older teen’s experience living in a psychiatric hospital for a couple years. Very vivid and insightful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Some very vivid descriptions of disturbing content.

zaineb_f's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

autumnadair13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

It started out funny and easy then it went downhill from there and boring. It's not the worst book. But not really the best either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

prinveli's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Self harm

kadinelouise's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

bloodroses's review against another edition

dark informative reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Addiction

charliebriggs96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

sestout's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, and Pregnancy

fazington's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

amswimmy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Grief, and Suicide attempt