Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

3 reviews

marinaxanna's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

milva calling dandelion an idiot and dandelion screaming for geralt to save him = camp

 

i loved this book and the adventurous aspects of it. i do feel like some of the sensitive themes could’ve been handled a little differently. 

i thought the ending wasn’t as strong as the previous books but im excited for the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

natalie809's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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

4.75

I'm not going to pretend that sapkowski is the best writer who ever lived, or that there is nothing wrong with this book, but omg, i love this book. i love geralt's hansa. Amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Rape, War, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism and Abandonment

goizi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, and Violence