Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

19 reviews

jaclynszick's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Dolores' one-liners throughout the book are hilarious.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

gmjohnson's review

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder

lolra's review

medium-paced

4.75

I loved the format of this book, it's unlike any of his previous writings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

hedwig85's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

littleowllost's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Incest

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Excrement, Gore, Car accident, Chronic illness, and Dementia

Minor: Pregnancy, War, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

callisto_ursus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement and Murder

Moderate: Dementia, Racial slurs, Incest, and Alcoholism

queserasara's review

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Incest, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Car accident