Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

6 reviews

chelle22's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, Cancer, Violence, Abortion, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

I found this book on Libby's "Everyone Reads" program.  It was a beautiful and thoughtful book on trauma and the power to survive and forgive in order to move on with one's life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Classism, Rape, Ableism, Medical content, Sexual content, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

arbramirez's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Classism, and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

fkshg8465's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

This book was extremely hard to read. I hated Sylvia more than I hated Birdie or even Daniel. I couldn’t fathom how Sara could even look at Jacob without roiling in disgust (meaning I know I couldn’t). So while is a beautiful story, it’s also far too unrealistic for my brain to grasp. Perhaps I’m less charitable than Sara. Perhaps Sara is more of an aspiration for the kind of heart I would like to have someday.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, Grief, Rape, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Car accident

mimamia's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Child death, Cancer, Rape, Car accident, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy