Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

25 reviews

shilahreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit

galexy_brain's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

mirareadsbooksforfun's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Abandonment

hels_archive's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Review Summary : In terms of pacing, I'd likely have finished this book in a day if it didn't elicit so many emotions. As the reader, you shadow Jayne through the thick of it all: her environment, her relationships, her memories, and her self destructive choices. While the most remarkable facet of the story lies in the character development, the plot pulse is strong to carry the narrative to the end. And speaking of the ending, hands down one of my favorite book endings to date. It's a book of complicated love, for self and others, a book about growth and healing for the self, and a book of fernweh... of longing to longing for places you've never been and connections you crave.

Rating: 5/5 . Jayne's gonna stick with me for a long time and if you're young, questionably dumb, and carrying unresolved hurts I think you should give it a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, and Pregnancy

sachikoriddle's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Racism, and Vomit

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

kaitlinshares's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, and Vomit

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

What a fucking fantastic book. I relate so much. She went through such horrible things, I just wanted to hold her. The audacity of some characters. I felt it in my soul. As much as the last chapter wants me to love June and their mum, I would never forgive them. I want to imagine a bright future for Jane. She deserves it. My fucking heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Racism, Rape, and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism and Infertility

keesreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content

womanwill's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief

caidyn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

This is a hard book. I connected with this book in many ways. For one, I had a sister who had, we think, uterine cancer. She died from it. I also had a complex and more estranged relationship with that same sister. So, I really got this book. It's definitely for older teens with the topics it deals with and navigating the adult world. But, it's a very good book and I'm extremely glad I picked it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Vomit