Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Cleopatra und Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

718 reviews

catslippers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt

olitro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Exceptionally well written with really poignant summations of life and love. All in all though I’m not sure what to make of this book. Overall, I did enjoy reading it but I’ve come to the end confused. Why was Eleanor written in first person? Because she’s the most self-assured character? The whole journey for Frank is a bit confusing to me. I’m really rooting for Cleo in her new life, she deserves to find peace. 

Quentin made me angry. So incredibly angry. I think the only character I even remotely liked was Santiago who seems so sweet and hoping for the best. 

Have to ponder this more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

ziggystardust2021's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Abortion

Minor: Death of parent

ashcook's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Transphobia

honeybanani's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Self harm

isabellakathr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

tabula_risa's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I’m not really sure what I have to say about this book. I enjoyed reading it. I think maybe the way I felt during this book is how I was supposed to feel about Sally Rooney. 

Reading description after description of Cleo and then spotting Coco Mellor’s author photo was a bit of an eyebrow raise, haha. And I do have very mixed feelings about Quentin, the only queer character, being the only one with a bleak, hopeless ending. Especially considering he was only given one POV chapter in the book. idk. It just feels like this book prides itself on being adjacent to queer culture but is ultimately very heteronormative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death

charlilotte's review

adventurous dark reflective relaxing 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

4.0

viel Achterbahn. Die Perspektiven haben mich währenddessen verwirrt aber im Nachhinein schöne Einblicke! 
Alle Enden passen zu den Figuren, freut mich, dass unsere Protagonisten ein gutes Ende haben :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

irislovescats's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

Not my fave kind of story, but the craft of the writing was exceptional 🤍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Medical content, and Pregnancy

vicjp's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent