Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

46 reviews

lalalauren_'s review against another edition

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I think the author used disturbing initial examples of addiction to hook the audience, but it was too much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexual content

lindsayvale's review against another edition

3.5

informative reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Minor: Sexual content

mel_rauen's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Dysphoria

playing2001's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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Very good, a great book that uses stories as examples, so it moves at a faster pace than you would expect given the content.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Sexual content

isabellazuniga's review against another edition

3.25

informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content

slipppers98's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

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Warning: Animal cruelty detailed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic

mjadeh's review against another edition

2.75

informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol

mld12's review against another edition

3.0

dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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I thought I was going to put this book down, but it had some good stuff. The author gave some clear guide lines that still allow for the flexibility of everyone’s individual lives.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence

dbumgarner's review against another edition

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I found this book offensive in a few ways, including the author’s assumption that people in larger bodies are diagnosable with food addiction, citing the only symptom as “an inability to lose weight” and her puritanical beliefs about abstinence, especially around sexual triggers. I was hoping for some insight on how to navigate more mindfully in a world with so many screens and apps designed to steal my attention, but I don’t agree with her base values and beliefs and her supposition that *all* dopamine is bad or a slippery slope to addiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts