Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

90 reviews

thewitchinghour's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kdepenhart's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Rape, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Cannibalism

cam_cates's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

I thought the Stepford wives, things are not what they seem, gaslighting slow pace,  but things have now gotten disgusting. I can't do body horror. I wanted to try something new, but horror is not for me. (For reference the horror I can stomach: Stepford Wives, Dracula, Frankenstein, Turn of the Screw, We Have Always Loved in the Castle, Mexican Gothic, and anything Neil Gaiman)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Dementia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, and Abandonment

imogenlj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Hendrix places the horrific so well in the everyday- reading this gave me mental whiplash a few times when the scenes’ tones shifted dramatically to become sinister or sometimes genuinely unpleasant. I meant to spread the reading over a week but devoured it in a day! Excellently set against the backdrop of 90s  South Carolina and mixes real horrors with fantastical ones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Dementia and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

stephaniekrebs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

fionaraney's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

tonyanicole's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Dementia, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

falonmansfield's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Vomit, and Antisemitism