Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

9 reviews

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Infertility, Infidelity, Grief, and Miscarriage

Minor: Murder and Violence

Slut shaming, victim blaming.

cannibaldear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book grew on me like a rot (complimentary)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Cursing, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism

bobbidenzer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Infidelity, Incest, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, and Alcohol

jubz's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

This book is fucked up. Check the trigger warnings and thing twice about it before reading. Had to take a shower after some parts just to feel right again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child death

milesbian's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Murder, Abortion, Rape, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage

marjolainegenot's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

First of all, this novel is incredibly predictable - do not be surprised if you've figured out the main gist of the story a few pages into the book. Lane returns to live with her grandparents following the death of her mother only to find out disturbing secrets have plagued generations of young women in her family. With themes of depression, wealth inequality and Stockholm Syndrome, this book is quite disturbing. Whilst it isn't badly written itself and certainly isn't selling itself to be the next best American novel, the plot and some of the characters feel like stock characters and the lack of nuance cheapens the experience that Lane and the Roanoke girls navigate. Moreover, although the themes in the novel are quite serious (sexual abuse, incest, rape), there is a lack of finesse with how the topic is handled and the novel feels more sensational than emotional. Quite a page turner and reads a bit like an investigative mystery - can easily be read in one go!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Alcoholism

lolareeds's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Abortion

Moderate: Blood and Alcoholism

justnei's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, and Incest

hannahlois's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Toxic relationship