Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin

404 reviews

shaun_dh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.5

I devoured this. I absolutely loved this book, though I can recognize it won’t be for everyone. Those who get it, get it. And those who don’t, honestly, you’re lucky. If you have panic attacks, obsess over death, have depression or suicidal ideations, religious trauma, struggle with addiction, or feel things deeply, this may or may not be for you. I can see how it might be difficult to read, but it also might make you feel seen

As an atheist lesbian who has non-debilitating anxiety, this book brought up some stuff for me. I have already been thinking so much about death due to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians, but this book made me more anxious. But it’s also hopeful and the ending scene is perfect and the whole book reminds us that life, though fleeting, is precious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, Homophobia, Body horror, Cursing, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Outing, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Self harm

bookishpip's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

logsbooklog's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.5

this is a quick, engaging read but good lord is it miserable. it’s uncomfortable and all over the place and the vignettes bounce around like pinball, though i acknowledge a lot of this is on purpose. i found a lot of it bordered on misanthropic and the ending speeds through tying loose ends like a bullet train. i didn’t hate it but i didn’t really like it either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Death

Moderate: Medical trauma, Car accident, Religious bigotry, and Panic attacks/disorders

juliatsang's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

vagrantheather's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This book made me question whether I actually have anxiety. I mean I do, and some of what our MC went through was relatable, but man oh man some of it was so far beyond me. Gilda makes a million horrible, misguided choices. Then never even tries to explain herself. I both get it and don't; my personal experience with anxiety has me over explaining constantly and anxious how others perceive me (which does not help me be more clear, at all). I know everyone's journey is different, I just didn't super heavily vibe with this portrayal the way I did with, say, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.

The only characters I really liked were Eleanor and Jeff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, and Blood

holliscsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

I potentially would have liked this more if I read it in print rather than listening to an audiobook because the narrator wasn’t my favorite BUT something about it fell a little flat for me. I like the concept of exploring mental health and existential crises and such but it didn’t totally land. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism

patidimauro's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Guess I expected more from this book but I quite liked it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, and Suicide

eegray's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.75

made me sad but also happy and helped me remember i exist. funny when you read words on paper that you’ve said to yourself i your brain a million times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, Death, Grief, and Vomit

arsmithwick19's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Car accident