Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

54 reviews

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

caidyn's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

I wanted to love this book, but it just didn't capture me like I had hoped it would.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Dementia, and Alcohol

lilias's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I started reading 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘻 purposefully. It was the night they caught the mass shooter whose name I’m omitting, and I wanted to read a book that was quintessentially Maine. Author Morgan Talty is a Penobscot writer. He teaches at UMaine Orono, which is where my husband went to school.
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I am also reading haunting or horror books this month and thought this was a horror book because of the title. It’s not! I mean, yes it deals with the horrors of marginalization, poverty, and addiction, but it wouldn’t be found in the horror section.
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I found myself smiling at moments and cringing at others. Talty’s characters are very human, sometimes unbearably so. Family, friendship, and love are themes that move them along with and against each other. This book broke my heart and at the same time satisfied my urge to want to read something beautifully Maine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

emzireads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, and Drug abuse

nb61's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse

_sam_m's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Vomit

nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition

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

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

samkcs's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racism and Sexual violence

seyfert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

biblizo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dementia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death