Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

1984 by George Orwell

139 reviews

kendal_reads's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, War, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Alcohol

robinie142's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Torture, and Violence

padrit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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: Gore, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

andarion12f'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Torture, War, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

a chilling examination of the mechanisms of authoritarianism. Most people do not understand this book. It's about far more than just Stalin.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Acephobia/Arophobia, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Infertility, Misogyny, Alcoholism, and Addiction

elijah__'s review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Racism, Child death, Classism, and Alcohol

elihrus's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Antisemitism, Police brutality, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape, Alcohol, Slavery, and Abandonment

pabi's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcoholism, Excrement, Misogyny, Torture, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, War, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

mangoes4jace's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny and Alcohol