Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

12 reviews

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Bullying, Incest, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism, Medical content, Car accident, and Child death

goldendreams's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Murder, Racism, Violence, Gun violence, Mental illness, Child death, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Cursing

maramergens's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racism, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident

exiellent's review

dark sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Violence, and Incest

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

jsy's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Death, Mass/school shootings, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism

allyah's review

adventurous dark tense 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Incest, and Pedophilia

sylvestra's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mjwilliamson's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

2.75

I liked the book. It wasn’t a bad book to read. I found the content and themes it touched on very compelling and they told a very interesting story. However, I found Jake to be a bit of a Mary Sue. Everything that he did wrong, or went wrong, could somehow be attributed to his circumstances/the ghosts and ghouls surrounding him. There was no ownership for his actions and there weren’t any major consequences for his actions. I would have liked him to have dealt to a modicum of his damage before it was immediately accepted by his family/friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Transphobia

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, Slavery, Rape, and Homophobia

ingomiel's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

It's not truly a young adult book more of an adult book because of the content warning.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, and Violence

sunsetcity's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence