Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

L'estate che sciolse ogni cosa by Tiffany McDaniel

5 reviews

leahpardon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this is the kind of book you have to stare at a wall for an hour after finishing it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Homophobia, Murder, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Suicide, Hate crime, and Police brutality

deliriumania's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal death

Minor: Cannibalism and Torture

divafern's review against another edition

Absolutely maudlin. Without going too far into it, it tries to do too much. The writing is interesting in some places and yet liberally peppered with laughably bad metaphors and tired stereotypes. Just see the list of content warnings to get a feel for the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Outing, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Alcoholism, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Abandonment, Child death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Police brutality

sarahasyouwish's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is the story of a man in an Appalachian town in Ohio printing an open invitation for the devil to come visit him and what happened when the devil accepted. You may (or may not) be surprised to find out that rather than the devil bringing evil with him, he simply exposed the evil that was already deeply rooted in that town. This is a literary novel with absolutely beautiful writing and characters who refuse to stay on the page. They absolutely come to life along with the sweltering heat in this novel, and they will most certainly burrow a place into your heart. I know they did for me. McDaniels is an amazing writer with a gift for telling eternal stories about small town people and the big world truths they live. She has quickly become an all-time favorite author of mine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Child death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Vomit, Rape, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

rendarm's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.0

This book is horrifying. And mesmerizing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion and Alcoholism

Devil, evil