Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

1094 reviews

marleen02's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Outing, Abandonment, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Car accident, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Violence

emilyandthewhippet's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexism, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Vomit

danimylove's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

gologel's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I think I've found my favourite kind of book. I loved the characterization (of family), the way the author can describe complex emotions with simple sentences, how she depicts the relationships, traumas, errors and hopes of each character.

At one point I was worried too many side characters were going to be involved, but then they didn't take up many pages and actually brought in a broader view over the happening, which I liked.

There really is nothing I could critique on that book that bothered me more than for a few seconds. A great piece of humans being unhumane and humane, about what can be forgiven and what can not be forgiven and how, at the end of the day, we all are looking for to be seen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Alcoholism

daniela_cruz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

Mais um livro fantástico, Taylor Reid Jenkins is not missing 

FUCK MICK REVA 
In the words of Kendrick: I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk
Este homem causou tanto sofrimento a tanta gente pelo simples motivo de não saber amar.
Apesar de algumas personagens não terem o desenvolvimento que eu pretendia gostei em geral do livro ainda que por vezes quisesse passar mais tempo nas histórias secundárias

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Alcoholism

musicmagician823's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

linnylou21's review against another edition

tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

asienerbrown's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, and Cursing

diadoodle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

pamfletcher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I appreciated how the story was told with alternating timelines and seeing the past and how it tied to the present. I liked all of the main characters, some of the side characters I found didn’t add to the story much and were a bit distracting. I also enjoyed the reflection on parenting, its impacts and how parents behaviors impacted the kids through the 3 generations.

June’s story was so tragic and her falling into alcoholism while still trying to be a good mom, I enjoyed the nuances of how she tried her best, even though she was still dealing with her grief from her husband leaving.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Abandonment