Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

5 reviews

kiki_005's review

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Covers sensitive topics and the political commentary is an interesting theme that runs throughout the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Classism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Rape

david_slack110507's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Gaslighting, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical content, Sexism, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Child death

peachykeenbookclub's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Suicide

forestgreen101's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

fruitea's review

reflective 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

inspector goole says fuck capitalism. like cheers i'll drink to that bro, i hate capitalism too. for real, he is always on point with his arguments which are still relevant today. it's infuriating how the birlings don't care about the working class, how they're able to ignore their struggles and live comfortably with their wealth. how they care more about their own reputations than other people's lives. how easy it is for them to forget and move on, because they're so detached from real life, the life that most of the population leads because they have no other choice but to work, simply to survive. okay i got a little carried away there but it's true. the way mr & mrs birling (and gerald) refuse to take responsibility for their actions (and the way they don't change at all) just emphasises how privilege they are. sheila and eric are more lenient, they actually listen to the inspector (but nothing can excuse their actions either - sheila knows that. eric doesn't. what he did was horrible).

the thing that stuck with me the most was inspector goole's final speech. especially after watching the bbc's adaptation of it. because he was right. this is a result of his anger and frustration slowly building up throughout the play, yet he still remains incredibly eloquent. our society may be more modern than the one in an inspector calls, but it hasn't changed. not really. the fact that inspector goole's arguments are still being used today proves it. the fact that the rich hoard their wealth while people starve because they can't afford to buy enough food. this is the one case where i wish literature wasn't so... timeless. it's a little depressing knowing that we haven't made much progress since the 1910s (when the play is set). anyway the quote i mentioned before is in the spoiler. i want this projected onto every rich person's house(s) and every government building. mr inspector goole, i will continue your fight against capitalists. ily <3

one eva smith has gone - but there are millions and millions and millions of eva Smiths and john smiths still left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, and what we think and say and do. we don't live alone. we are members of one body. we are responsible for each other. and i tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. good night.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape