Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Góry śpiewają by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

12 reviews

hogilbert87's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

chattie_the_mad_chatter's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: No

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Beautifully told story of a family pulling itself back together after hard times. Through the voice of its matriarch Diêu Lan and her grandaughter Hương we hear them survive through struggles with changes in politics, war zones, wealth and poverty keep going for their family. The love and forgivness is important and the heart of their story.

Diêu Lan is an amazing character of strength and I thank the author for sharing parts of her family history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, War

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Alcohol

thepassivebookworm's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

skurtyka89's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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: No

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I loved this book! It has a good balance between historical reality and family fiction. The characters are dynamic and beautiful. A portrayal of hardship, hunger, death, war, violence, separation, family, grief and suffering. The story is intimate from the POVs of a grandmother (who lived through everything) and a granddaughter (who lived through the most recent). The stories of their family members, neighbors and friends are punctuated throughout. Difficult to read in its brutality and harshness. Covers the 1920s-1970s-Great Hunger, Land Reform and Viet Nam War. This novel brings the history of Viet Nam to life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Infertility, Slavery, Excrement

moniipeters's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

carlamari_13's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

candournat's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So beautifully written and so sad.. an absolute must read if you’re a fan of historical fiction, or want to learn more about the Vietnam War! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

bouebooks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative reflective 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

wy_woman's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Rape, Abortion, Alcohol

thevietvegan's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, War

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Classism