Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

People From My Neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawakami

9 reviews

brinnavirginia's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, War, and Death

robinks's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed all these super short vignettes. They varied a lot, from cute to disturbing, all infused with a bit of fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Sexism, Ableism, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death, Animal cruelty, and War

itsnotalakeitsanocean's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Animal death, and Bullying

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Ableism

Minor: Death and Murder

ralfy's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

It was totally bizarre in the best way possible. My favourite part was probably the first chapter, The Secret.

And I almost cried when reading the parts with Kiyoshi Akai and Blackie. Can’t explain it, just struck me as really sad.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, and Body horror

They’re very minor and only in passing.

the_reading_wren's review

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.25

A fun collection of surreal, very short stories that are all interconnected. I think they’re impactful because they’re snippets of a surreal version of our own world, with astute observations and a similar amount of contradictions and strangeness. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: War

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity

Minor: Murder, Animal cruelty, and Death

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Animal death, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Abandonment, Classism, Death, and War

shushkeepitdown's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Honestly a very confusing book. I started it thinking it was a silly little stories made up by a child living in her neighbourhood but then it just kept getting stranger and stranger. It doesn't have any noticeable triggers however the stories are just wild. I went back and forth thinking is this real or not because the book says the most insane things but in a way which makes you question about whether what happened is actually real or not. Its a short read and it felt super fast. I would recommend it if you want to read something silly with no main plot lines but if you want a genuine story with lore this isn't the book for you.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual content, Death, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and War

klor's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

A nice little vignette of a peculiar town ala Welcome to Nightvale through the youthful eyes of one of its residents. Reading the book makes you feel like a guest passing through town and hearing of the various stories about its inhabitants

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Murder, and Torture