Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by Margarita Montimore

16 reviews

kindaokbean's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Transphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Alcoholism

lottiebrooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

This book wasn’t off to my favorite start but I LOVED the second half. It gave me all the feels. 
No spoilers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Transphobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Cancer

beckles_0908's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Death, and Drug use

achay91's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug use, Death, Toxic relationship, and Cursing

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcoholism

Minor: Car accident and Homophobia

lupitaestela's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Violence, Hate crime, Transphobia, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

shelbybowers20's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

Truly enthralling concept and execution. I feel like it's a really good exploration of what it means to be kind to yourself in all iterations, past, present, and future. Knocking off a quarter star because the author does the thing where she only describes a character's race if they are nonwhite, which is annoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Hate crime

Moderate: Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Medical content, Cancer, Xenophobia, Sexual content, and Cursing

Minor: Violence, War, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, Gun violence, and Homophobia

corriejn's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Transphobia, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, Abandonment, Fatphobia, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Car accident, and Homophobia

imogenthemog's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

3.25

While the book is thoroughly enjoyable, with good character development, twists and turns, and settings that are easy to visualise, there are issues. Some may find the actions and thoughts of the main character, Oona, quite frustrating. Also, some of the pacing is a bit off, too long focussed on one topic and not enough time focussed on another, for example.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, and Death

Minor: Transphobia

theespressoedition's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

This is a really challenging read if I'm being perfectly honest. Not because it's confusing or anything like that, but because it makes you think about life differently.

I knew from the moment I began the story that I would at least be fascinated by it if nothing else. The concept is really creative and complex, but not in a way that makes your head hurt, just in a way that gives it depth.

Oona goes through a lot. It was hard to read about the different experiences she had throughout her life and it made me really emotional on several occasions. Her mom was honestly my favorite character. I have so much respect for her!

It's certainly not a "light read" even if it looks like it might be. It's challenging, but you will walk away from it with a new outlook on life, that's for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia