Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett

7 reviews

judassilver's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Grief, Transphobia, Violence, Child death, and Deadnaming

Minor: Outing, Classism, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, and Animal death

luxton's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Suicide, and Confinement

Minor: Alcoholism and Racism

erebus53's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

Here's me finally catching up on ancient reading goals from decades past. Set in the Discworld this is a story of the Watch, which is a mystery of who managed to poison the Patrician. It also deals, metaphorically, with discussions of slavery, A.I., racial prejudice, social class, and gender identification.
o.o ... which is not bad for 1996.

This is a story driven by fear. In a city where the worst jobs are done by ceramic golems (ok.. basically magic robots, yoinked straight from Jewish mythology). What happens when you find out that they might be conscious and sentient? Is it a wise idea to give them autonomy when they are much more physically strong than humans, and have suffered centuries of oppression and violence at their hands?

When you have a cast of many you can afford to have characters who are biggoted and upset by change, alongside those who are progressively minded and want to try and right systemic injustices. I think this book is different from many that I have read in that a likeable character is a driving force for Justice and equity, but still holds onto unchallenged toxic ideals and values that cause problems for others. This also provides some scope for character growth and for conflict to be resolved.

This story has one of the weirdest Trans- allegories I have ever encountered, with a character with dysphoria trying to transition in the workplace, with those around them being various forms of helpful,  perplexed, affronted and violently offended.

Identity groups are not monolithic, and being a member of a minority group does not stop a person from having their own prejudices. And Pratchett just has a specific form of wit which helps to make the thinking slide in easier, should one choose to engage brain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, Excrement, Alcoholism, Sexism, Transphobia, Slavery, and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Racial slurs

mrkusabi's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Hate crime, Suicide, Sexism, Transphobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcoholism

ampharos906's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Minor: Police brutality, Alcoholism, and Blood

obviousthings's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Racism, Animal death, Child death, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Ableism, Murder, and Police brutality

Minor: Transphobia, Vomit, Excrement, and Homophobia

hotdrpepper's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Twelfth(?) discworld book I’ve read. So far, the night watch novels are Terry Pratchett at his finest. Deliciously angry, perhaps the most rage-filled of Pratchett’s books I have read, and so completely justified. There is great evil in this world, and Captain Carrot is here to face it and find the best of the world, along with poor (but incredible) bastard Vimes who never fails to see the worst of it. Witty as all Pratchett is, but this time Pratchett’s wit feels even more laser-focused on injustice and what it means to be human. Already looking forward to rereading it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Murder

Standard fantasy discworld racism against dwarves, undead, werewolves, etc etc. But it’s all relevant. Probably also some religious bigotry as there often is. Explores societally nonconforming gender expression and I suppose some of the characters are a bit rude about it.