Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

7 reviews

divyab's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Police brutality

Minor: Alcoholism

ukponge's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Death of parent

aishallnot's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual content

zara89's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, Hate crime, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

kirstym25's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Police brutality

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment

bookishplantmom's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

4.0

Nelson does it again with this beautiful book. It’s melancholic and soft and tender. This story is love in all its forms. It’s about coming of age, change, trauma, healing and growing. The writing is stunning and rhythmic. This is a book you want to savour, slowly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

carmentxx's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

i write this review with tears in my eyes. azumah nelson has a gift. i’ve never read any author who can put the sheer joy, devastation, love and being of life into words. the book isn’t perfect, there are things which i would’ve done differently. but my god, is it a masterpiece. it is so bright, so emotional, so deeply thought out, so connected, so raw and painfully written that it steals your breath away. a beautiful, beautiful book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcoholism