Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

87 reviews

kierstyn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

3.75

this is a story about a family who is broken up between Columbia and the United States and how this distance shapes their lives, as well as the hardships they experience in each country.

this could have been a beautifully captivating book, unfortunately I just didn't resonate with the way it was written. it jumps back and forth in time all over the place without congruency and we don't know anything about the characters except what they experience outwardly. 

I think if it were written in a chronological timeline with alternating first person narratives, it could have been a 5 star, as I enjoyed the chapters in first person the most. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

skylagrace's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Deportation

Moderate: War and Pregnancy

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

corriejn's review

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

mkmaineknitter's review against another edition

reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Genocide, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism

carlytenille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Dementia, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Racism, and Rape

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism and Rape

ireadtoescape_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

A really good book. 
The writing was so poetic and absolutely enthralling. 
A very short read but does it pack a punch. 
Filled with so much pain and anguish. 
The separation and devastation of this family trying to find a place to exist in peace together.  
Very interesting how Andean tales were also weaved in. 

We all know the enemy 👀👀

Check trigger warnings!! There are a lot!!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Deportation, and Animal death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

sailor_marz96's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Dementia

siebensommer's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Deportation

Moderate: War, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Violence, and Racism

jg34's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

I liked the family’s story overall and learning of the challenges of undocumented immigrants

but talia’s story specifically felt odd and out of place. Like she was a totally normal girl then all of the sudden she’s throwing burning oil at people and escaping from Colombian juvie and hitchhiking accords the country. Did I miss her criminal past somewhere in the story?? All the sudden she’s an expert. I guess her just simply returning to her mother was not interesting enough??

otherwise well written and liked the lore sprinkled in throughout! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty and Alcoholism