Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

11 reviews

tbwhite23's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and War

katiepfurtado's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

I appreciated Kate DiCamillo’s author’s note regarding a character saying a problematic slur and for recommending a racist book. It’s nice to see how far we have come regarding diversity (neuro and racial).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Alcoholism

sea_tea_books's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad

4.75

Read this with my children. We laughed, we cried. Really enjoyed this story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Bullying, Medical content, Child death, Alcoholism, and Animal death

diegolopez's review

hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, and Alcoholism

Minor: War, Abandonment, and Addiction

wolfiegrrrl's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I first read and fell in love with this sweet story about a very good dog whose presence helps a town cope with their sadness when I was in 4th grade, and I decided to revisit it years later as an adult to see if it still touched me the same way.

This slice of life deals with abandonment, loss of loved ones, the struggle to make friends, the complicated feelings that come from being uprooted and moving to a new place, and the loneliness of old age in a way that's comforting and easy to understand. There is also brief discussion about the effects prison, war, and addiction have on a person. It's not too much for a child to process and it's a sweet kind of melancholy to read as an adult.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Child death, Bullying, Abandonment, Death of parent, War, Ableism, Addiction, and Slavery

elizabethjane's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

ri_lei_gh's review

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Alcoholism

alisonmonique's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Alcoholism

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A very sweet story about a girl and her dog, that also explores some very hard parts of life, broken down into child size pieces. After I loved The Tale of Despereaux, this book confirms that I just need to read everything Kate DiCamillo writes. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Bullying, and Confinement