Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Trees by Percival Everett

4 reviews

janann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Bullying

laudelui's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

 Antes de empezar el libro leí en la contra un comentario del escritor de cómo había surgido la idea del libro. Y es un buen resumen pero creo que casi mejor ir sin saber nada sobre el libro. Tiene un punto de humor negro muy bueno, tratando un tema importante cómo lo hace. Es una rebelión con espacio para el humor. Hay además detectives y un caso y muchos tópicos.

Cómo habían comentado en la Llama Store (es de dónde viene la recomendación, de la subscripción de su libro al mes) al no saber si un nombre es más tópico para un grupo de personas u otras igual perdemos contexto, pero el fondo del libro es imposible que se te pase por alto. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Body horror, Death, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Alcoholism

nialiversuch's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Body horror, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Ableism, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

bella_cavicchi's review

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

A book that left me utterly speechless -- and, as I told a friend this afternoon, thinking as only the best books do. One to read, folks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Grief and Fatphobia

Minor: Alcoholism and Fire/Fire injury