Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

3 reviews

standardgoose's review

challenging dark slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was an interestingly slow book that focuses a lot less on the main character than you'd expect. Still a good book, but you're looking at something more of like a family history than a kid's adventures as an author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Violence, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Cancer, Classism, Blood, Addiction, and Colonisation

deebee223's review

adventurous challenging informative fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Cursing, Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Bullying, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Murder, Colonisation, War, Kidnapping, Cancer, and Classism

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racism, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Abandonment, Torture, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Sexism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Addiction, Infidelity, Abortion, and Terminal illness