Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

5 reviews

deathmetalheron's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, War, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Body horror, Addiction, Blood, and Racism

Minor: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Hate crime, Bullying, Colonisation, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Racial slurs

maya042's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

THIS BOOK WAS LITERALLY INCREDIBLE. probably one of the best books i've read for school. First chapter definitely is a little weird with the way the narrating character speaks about women but it kinda makes sense later on? like it's still like. bad, but it's also the author being honest about the way some of the people he knew spoke about women and i appreciate that. I love how it absolutely refused to pull any punches. Also 10/10 metafiction. The end made me cry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Addiction

mari_pita's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, War, Death, and Excrement

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Racial slurs

Minor: Addiction

ahaines18's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and War

stargirlmolly's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, Medical content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide, Racism, Terminal illness, Gore, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Rape, and Drug use