Clean: The London Collection

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Without giving the plot away, where Lexi ends up in the world and how it happens is a little cliche and far fetched. Finally, by the time that I put the book down I felt like I had been through therapy myself in the best possible way, there are so many moments of insight that took my breath away and caused me to stop and think about the human experience and the factors that can lead to drug addiction, sex addiction, anorexia or obesity. With out spoiling or giving too much away I personally thought the ending was a little too neat and slightly unrealistic, especially compared with rawness of the rest of the novel, and let down how great the rest of the story was.

There are plenty of light moments to balance out all the dark and I loved the glamour and celebrity circles that Lexi moved in.I will recommend this book to anyone who shows an interest in books about mental health, like diverse characters, and can’t read a book without some love interest (like me 😉 ). Dieses Buch war für mich mithin eine komplett neue Erfahrung; eine Geschichte, wie ich sie noch nie gelesen habe und wahrscheinlich auch nie gelesen hätte, wäre es nicht überraschenderweise in meinem Briefkasten gelandet. Overall, Clean didn’t work for me, I think it was missing the emotion, the heart, the exploration of how addiction and the young takes shape.

The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the Heartstopper series. Ich weiß einfach nicht, wie Leute sich Klinikaufenthalte vorstellen, aber da laufen nicht unbedingt Leute im selben Alter wie man selbst rum (gerade in Kinder- und Jugendkliniken hat man dann mal Zwölf- und Sechzehnjährige beisammen und das macht einen ordentlichen Unterschied), und ganz im Ernst, man hat da in der Regel etwas Besseres zu tun, als sich zu verlieben.Regarding the sensitive subjects featured in this novel, there was never a part that made me angry at the portrayal, so major points to Dawson for handling this subject matter with care. Lexi is a likeable character because she knows just how lucky she is that she doesn’t have to worry about money.

Ich halte mich generell davon fern, trinke kaum bis gar kein Alkohol und habe in meinem fast 30-jährigen Leben noch nie eine Zigarette angefasst. That being said I did highly enjoy this book and would defiantly recommend to anyone looking for a fast paced novel that really packs a punch.I want to also add that there was period representation in this book which I love and is so important. The novel had great representation throughout including own voices rep through Kendall, a trans woman. After a night of heavy partying and drug use leads to Lexi being found unconscious and covered in vomit, her big brother stages an intervention and whisks her away whilst she’s still out of it, to Clarity, a fancy and very expensive rehab facility with a whole island of its own. Schnell wurde mir klar, dass die Begriffe scharfsinnig, scharfzüngig und auch schonungslos ziemlich genau den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen, zumindest was Lexi angeht. Es ist auch schön, dass Dawson eine Besserungsgeschichte erzählt, uns nicht ewig in Lexis Sumpf mitzieht, sondern aufzeigt, dass es da einen Weg raus gibt.

Kendall and Sasha were my two favourites, and the two that I was most disappointed that we didn’t get much resolution from. She's super rich and completely spoilt and makes the most benefits her privileged lifestyle brings her.Originally these steps involved Christianity, but Clean focuses on the steps and the individual themselves rather than religion. The story circles back in on itself as you read in the most wonderful ways, and I loved the choppy narrative and the slow reveal of past events. I’m nearing 30, but I can see the appeal this novel has for younger readers, it addresses topics that are often viewed as taboo – sex, drugs, self-harm etc – and so this book is a great way to get young people talking about these very real issues. My head was so muddled I couldn’t concentrate on the over complicated plots of my usual crime genre, so instead, I picked up Clean, a YA novel by Juno Dawson. Bei manchen bestimmt, doch bei den meisten Menschen könnte ich mir vorstellen, dass es eben nicht so ist, sondern, dass sie auch selbst nach dem ersten Entzug noch große Schwierigkeiten haben mit ihrer Sucht zu leben und damit richtig umzugehen.