Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

41 reviews

briely's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was a lot of fun, I loved how aware of itself it was while still keeping certain aspects close to the chest. I really enjoyed it!

It’s ironic because the title makes you think the same way the culprit does, that the whole family is killers, until we learn it’s all very incidental.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Car accident, and Death of parent

kiki_15's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

tabea1409's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sierraclimbs's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a really fun book! It breaks the fourth wall fully calling out murder mystery tropes & directly addressing the reader with spoilers etc. 
Although I really loved it & laughed out loud several times. There was just something missing from it to make it an all time favorite. But would definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

charliettea's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

EIMFHKS is such a fun murder mystery. I feel like the clues are there, but I still didn't have it figured out before the explanation at the end delivered via dramatic monologue. The protagonist is a great amateur detective and manages to put it all together nicely during the big reveal. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

aliciavalenski's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

theiagrace's review against another edition

funny mysterious 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

4.5

This is the first fiction book I've actually finished in years. The preface would catch you off guard and the break in the fourth wall stopped me multiple times to check if I've been actually paying attention. It was a fun read. Every single character is flawed and slowly built up into a fiery reveal. However, I don't know how I feel about the biggest twist at the end, I haven't decided yet. But that doesn't take away from how much a good time this book is.

P.S. I've experienced needing to rent snow chains from Jindabyne and run a sedan up the snowy mountains on turtle pace and because of that I've decided early on that I like Ernest, from shared trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide

Themes sprinkled in are very heavy but treated lightheartedly

as that is how the narrator deals with difficult things.

skersnick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

orimega's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This 10 hour audio book felt like a 5 hour one! I was entertained every minute, so the time flew by. I struggle to find mystery and thriller books I enjoy — but I really enjoyed how meta this book was! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Violence, and Vomit

ohgenevieve's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Infertility, Torture, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Medical content, and Classism

We find out that the

child death

didn’t actually occur