Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

3 reviews

cassie7e's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

The sweet relaxing read I needed during a rough week (especially with all broody books on the rest of the docket!). It had me smiling at moments of quiet, indirect snarky hilarity and at heartfelt, touching interactions. It wrapped up neatly, though I wish we got to see more of the relationship resolution on page.

My favorite characters - charming Bomber, sweet Eunice, straightforward Sarah

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Terminal illness, Ableism, Death, Animal death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

Minor: Alcohol, Infertility, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

ceruleanseas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I read this for a book club and it was generally liked by everyone, myself included. 

The book deals with some very heavy events, including death, grief, dementia, and heartbreak, but in many cases, the author never quite gives the reader enough details to say definitively what happened.  I have limited personal experience with dementia and grief, but I felt that these topics were handled thoughtfully. 

I have no experience with people with Down's Syndrome, so I can't speak to whether Sunshine's character was written well, but

having Sunshine not only be very in-tune with everything in the world around her unless she was being totally oblivious to social cues, but also having psychic powers, was a little too stereotypical for me. She didn't single-handedly solve everything herself while everyone else stared in awe, though, and I really have no idea if her perception of the world is realistic in any way

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I enjoyed the complex layering of the stories of the lost things and the main plot lines. I also liked that the author chose to NOT wrap up many of the plot lines in the standard way

not everyone gets a standard happy-ever-after, even if they do end up, more or less, as happy

but created a far more relatable story about grief, relationships, and healing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Animal death, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Infidelity

mnatale100's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Animal death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Alcohol