Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy

4 reviews

jisse's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Confinement, Medical trauma, Addiction, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide, Abortion, Body horror, and Domestic abuse

trippalli's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

This erudite  biography of a mother who died young from suicide written by her son who didn't know her and his journalistic research into her history; from her childhood through her uphill battle as a woman seeing a college degree and phD in the 1950s and 1960s education. Through her dating, marriage, affairs , live and friendships, mentors and aides, to teaching and becoming a published writer. This journey is deep and fascinating. It took a long time to read as it was so detailed, and while it jumped from interview to written works, to interview to stories it's fascinating and worth the time.

I especially appreciated her early experiences and awareness of LGBTQ community and how that affects her personal journey and the final affair with a bi sexual man that ends her marriage and seems to trigger the series of events that triggers her suicide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism

arlaubscher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, Drug use, Blood, Colonisation, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Infertility, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

naimo's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Moderate: Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child death, Death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Suicide