Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

436 reviews

willardbug's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Addiction, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

angelbear432's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

cynthibook's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Sexual violence

hollyval2306's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, and Alcoholism

helen777's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual violence, Abandonment, Terminal illness, Violence, Drug use, and Cursing

mementowori's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Homophobia, and Alcoholism

raybudbury's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A sucker punch of a book. Well-written especially the Scottish jargon. Well-deserving of the man booker. Initially hard to get into but also hard to read at points due to the subject matter. I feel like this is really a well-written take on how families with addiction get rocked by the person addicted and the system. I imagine it’s really a good period piece for how people were dealing with poverty in the 80s-90s + the homophobia one gets in their youth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Addiction, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Child abuse

burnourhistory's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

bokslukaren's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

What does it mean to be a man? This story tackles masculinity, sexuality, the loss of innocence, and the butterfly effect of abuse. The Scottish slang, phonetics, and social lives were, at times, confusing for a person who's lived in Sweden all his life but very effective for immersion. Shuggie’s life was very different from my own, but many times, I saw myself in him and his distinctive ways. I'm very glad to have read this book and gained a new perspective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape and Drug use

readbycarina's review against another edition

Too dark for my mood right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia and Pregnancy