Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock

19 reviews

petit_lecteur's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic relationship

lolzzloz's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Violence

cmarks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

sphealrical's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion and Transphobia

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

I only finished it so I can justify watching the movie but oh my god I didn’t like it 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

zoewrath's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abortion, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Vomit

emmyh_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

catsy2022's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Rating: A

"Are you alright?" asked Mary.
"Sure," he said. "Why you ask that?" 
"Were you praying?" 
"I was," he said, nodding his head. "Praying for the right time." 

The Devil all the Time is a southern gothic novel following a group of people across 20ish years around southern America, mostly Ohio. The characters are just trying to make their way and survive. You can feel the book steeped in the tense atmosphere of the time, hot and dreary, everyone knows everyone. I loved the atmosphere. The feeling of life being blown out like a match, gone in a heartbeat. The scenes were tense, some were poignant, some were wise. 

The movie follows a different narrative structure than the novel, but it's still decent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, and Vomit

infte's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The scariest part of this book is that if you told me that everything that happened in it was real I would honestly believe you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, and Vomit