Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Looking for Alaska by John Green

76 reviews

maxthefish's review

challenging reflective sad fast-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: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual content

kimseokjinschild's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

💫📈 I enjoyed reading this book, the humour and chemistry between the characters. However, sometimes I lost interest...I wish there was more it that humour, it like something was missing; I expected more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content

kasvispupu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

Ei niin hyvä kuin odotin. Olisin ehkä nuorempana tykännyt enemmän😅 Silti ihan luettava kirja ja mielenkiintoiset henkilöhahmot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism

mels_reading_log's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

I bought this book years ago and it’s just been chilling in my TBR pile until now. I think partly because John Green writes amazing, deep, tragic, teenage love stories and I’m not always in the mood for that. But the day came, and I loved this book. It was deep and the characters were all so smart and multifaceted, they were like real kids fighting through all the ups and downs they have to face daily, while still trying to be silly and have fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Grief, Suicide, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

darrenius's review against another edition

• 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Classism, and Car accident

cas_c_ette's review

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

an incredible exploration of a strongly unreliable narrator, and an even more notable realistic representation of guilt and grief

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Alcoholism

underscorerhi's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, Death of parent, and Mental illness

lily_alybaba's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcoholism

imaginethisreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, Death of parent, Car accident, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, Drug use, Grief, Cursing, and Vomit

charley_books's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Bullying, Cursing, Death, and Sexual content