Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Sea Change by Gina Chung

21 reviews

gracielou2000's review

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

alysereadsbooks's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I listened to this as an audiobook and found it deeply engrossing, and also pretty sad. I enjoyed the water/octopus motif. It kind of sucks that you don’t get to find out what happens to her dad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

tacoboutmari's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

If you like sad books like me, then this might be for you! 
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

ginac's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Xenophobia

chrisstibbs's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Miscarriage

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Alcohol

loveyoulike's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

becinneverland's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

romcomapologist's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

bek_p87's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.25

This was gorgeous and quiet, yet said so much. Ro is lost and lonely, abandoned in different ways by those she's loved, and struggling to hold on to what she has left. This is honest, hopeful, and real - and I adored it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Xenophobia

siobhanward's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.0

 I love octopuses (octopi?) and truly have a soft spot for anyone else who loves them too. Maybe that means I was extra empathetic with Ro, who could have been an unlikable character but mostly just felt real. I've said it in reviews before, but no one tells you how weird your 20s are and how easy it is to feel super lost in them and Chung did a great job of capturing this while still moving Ro's story along.

The one real critique I had of this book is that I feel like too many things weren't explained. I wish we'd learned more about the world she lived in, since it's a futuristic/alternate version of our own and I wish Chung had explained more about how we got there. It also felt like it wrapped up super fast, and I was shocked when I turned the page and suddenly the book was over. I get why Chung ended it the way that she did, but if you're someone who needs a clear resolution to enjoy a book, this one might not be for you. Absolutely looking forward to reading more from Chung in the future! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Mental illness