Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Cleopatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

627 reviews

st333phanie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

I could tell after the first chapter that this was going to be an all time favourite book of mine. So beautiful and heartbreaking and human. I fell in love with every character despite their flaws and how they’d anger me at certain points but I wanted the best for each and every one of them. 

The fact that this story took 7 years to flesh out completely is evident by the amount of care taken in the way this story of told, so beautifully written. I can tell I’m going to be revisiting this book for years to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Transphobia, Death of parent, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide

c_ourte's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I read it super quickly and the themes definitely touched my core wounds but I didn’t fall in love with any of the characters. I didn’t feel what they were feeling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

julianaparra's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Suicide, Self harm, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

etbliss's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death

sannesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

For me this was a fast and easy read. I liked the vived atmosphere of New York. I also liked the characters, especially Cleo. You will not only read about Cleo's and Frank's point of views but also from their friends point of views. These are all troubled and complex characters, and I enjoyed reading from their point of views. However, I didn't enjoy reading from Eleanor's point of view. Her point of view was also differently written than all the other characters, which did not work for me and her story felt boring to read about.

There were also some relatable quotes and funny moments even though the story was quite emotional and dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent

abeautifulshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Suicide

delaneydunster's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Drug abuse, and Addiction

marianajosefa's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

afternoondreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Classism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

____nique's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

I saw this on Fully Booked– the cover page piqued my interest and made me want to read it when I read its blurb. Thankfully, I fought the urge to buy the physical copy of this book because I would be so disappointed if I did as I didn’t enjoy reading it. The first chapter of it was eye-catching and it was the main reason why I continued reading it. However, the chapters following that were disappointing. Maybe the story was not just for me, but I really can’t see the logic and sense of reading a story without an actual plot (I mean, I would get it if the story is non-fiction, but a fiction book without a plot? Oh, come on!) 

Since it has no plot, I found the book very tedious and tiring to read– it took me 2 weeks to finish it which was unusual for me as I only read books at least a week. The chapters were just too long; I found the descriptive words very detailed; and the stories in each chapter were not really linked to the main storyline (if a storyline/plot really does exist in this book). Some readers prefer this kind of writing, but I found it unnecessary which prevented me from connecting with the story. 

I can see the similarities between this book and The Year of Rest and Relaxation. They both gave me mixed feelings towards the book because I genuinely think that the story, characters, and overall setting of this book have potential, but something in the writing was lacking that made the story feel lost somewhere. So sad, I would’ve loved to enjoy reading these kinds of stories, but my impatient ass cannot stand it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Drug use