Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

190 reviews

samlv's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

Starts out really slow but once you get through the first 200 or so pages the pace increases and more of the plot is revealed. This is when the character development really starts 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Body horror, and Car accident

Minor: Confinement, Medical content, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Outing, Drug use, Body shaming, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, and Gaslighting

peppyb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Suicide, Body shaming, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Biphobia and Infidelity

manishasahota's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Outing

Minor: Abortion and Cancer

trappedinthestars13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

This book was a beast to get through. It was very difficult and I had to set it down multiple times. However, I loved it. The prose is beautiful and you find yourself caring about these characters so deeply. I was heavily invested in Jude’s life, hoping that he got his peace in the end and having my heart hurt with every falter. I haven’t cried this hard at a book in awhile. Made me think about life and my relationships in a deeper way. Don’t know if I’ll ever be able to read it again, but glad I got to at least once. Be mindful, lots of trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

katarinna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

rileyhawkins's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Dysphoria, Trafficking, Torture, Pedophilia, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Self harm, Racism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Medical content, Hate crime, Alcohol, Outing, Mental illness, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

lolo97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Body horror, Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Suicide, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Torture, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

letiross's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Cursing, Child abuse, Addiction, Ableism, Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pedophilia, Medical content, Trafficking, Torture, Gaslighting, Child death, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Gore, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Toxic friendship, Rape, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Confinement, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Sexual harassment

luv_tati_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.75

What an utterly beautiful and devastating book. Even as I finish it different scenes just flash through my mind either making me sad or happy. This book will be living in my mind till the day I die.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, and Self harm

sarahdr_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

The only reason why I'm not giving the book 5 stars is because it's such a heavy read— but the writing is deeply compelling, the characters are painfully raw and real and their internal monologues are beautifully (and depressingly) reflective of one's loveliest and most grotesque thoughts.

I'm glad and proud of myself, even, that I read this, but I will never pick this book up again nor will I recommend it to the people I love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Torture