A review by carlyreads11
Like Being Killed by Ellen Miller
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don’t even know how to start this because this book was so disturbing but so incredibly written. The decent into psychosis, the descent into addiction, the love between Susie & illyana. Some parts of this book were so hard to read but seeing into Illyanas mind and her thought processes were so interesting. It was so poetic and horrifying I loved every minute of it.
Some of these other reviews piss me off as if people who use heroin can’t be intelligent?? Clearly some people don’t understand addiction at all. Addicts are usually extremely intelligent and aware that what they are doing is nonsensical but can’t stop because the drug takes over the spot in their brain where people’s motivations for food and water usually reside it becomes that important this has been studied. I loved the way this book read it was incredibly engrossing and kept me hooked from the beginning. It was insane but also made perfect sense
Some of these other reviews piss me off as if people who use heroin can’t be intelligent?? Clearly some people don’t understand addiction at all. Addicts are usually extremely intelligent and aware that what they are doing is nonsensical but can’t stop because the drug takes over the spot in their brain where people’s motivations for food and water usually reside it becomes that important this has been studied. I loved the way this book read it was incredibly engrossing and kept me hooked from the beginning. It was insane but also made perfect sense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Minor: Animal cruelty
Animal being neglected and not properly cared for, it doesn’t die