Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

8 reviews

arnya's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Physical abuse and Alcoholism

rageofcaliban's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Alcoholism, Suicide, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, and Grief

so_hull's review

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcoholism

realisticreader1's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The first half of this book was 3 stars and the second half was 4 stars for me. 

First of all, the tension throughout this book was fantastic, I was so engrossed in the mystery and intent on finding out what had happened in a way that I don’t usually experience in stories such as these. Whilst having themes of racial injustice, this book also manages to tackle the ignorance and yet blinding truth of youth, the depth of love in relationships with friends, a partner and parents, and the guilt associated with our own limitations. I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I was going to and am so glad I decided to buy it in a whim one day!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

annchmn's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I liked Charlie’s reflections on life, and the twists he and Jasper encountered as they looked for answers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Murder, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content

kaffeine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

Had to read this for school it was an okay book, but it was really slow place and hard to get into.  When it finally got interesting it didn’t last more then a few pages and got boring again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident

yatesis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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: Suicide and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

ned_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Police brutality

Minor: Alcoholism, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Homophobia, Bullying, Addiction, and Ableism