Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

65 reviews

kcmg710's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, and Vomit

a_augustine12's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Body horror, and Blood

mazzoccatoadele's review

dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Grief, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Confinement, Ableism, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism

ewwa18's review

challenging dark sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Blood, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement and Child abuse

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, Suicide, Child death, Stalking, and Self harm

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Sexism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Cursing

Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Racial slurs, Ableism, Racism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Animal death, and Physical abuse

merle98's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is a strike of genius that could have been ever so slightly more concise. But what a great critique of the male gaze and suburban society. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Classism, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, and Forced institutionalization

wannabe_lee's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Child death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

ashleighlynn's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, and Confinement

hanna_ix's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

tessvosper's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol