Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

326 reviews

2zaffiyyah2's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

thecityofstarlight's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use and Alcoholism

samreads97's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

I’m not sure how to rate this and this book is certainly not for everyone. It’s going to take me a long time to digest this, but I can speak to how this book surprised me. This book is not just about trauma and abuse, but about our culture and the current climate and conversations surrounding sexual abuse and power dynamics. The characters felt incredibly real and crafted with empathy and nuance. I would recommend listening to this on audio book if it’s easier to listen to triggering content. There’s a great discussion after the audio book with the audio book reader, author, and editor that really helped ground me after such an intense and ambiguous story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

itsdanibee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Alcoholism, Drug use, Death, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

ally_alert's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Vomit and Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

catell's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

This is my favourite book I’ve read so far. Very hard to read at times but it’s written so beautifully and I just couldn’t put it down 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Grief, Child abuse, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, and Stalking

nora_pears's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Grief, Sexism, and Suicide

Minor: Death, Drug use, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Animal death

saanaayrora's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Suicide, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

jazylicious2010's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Drug use and Alcoholism