Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

25 reviews

mahinamahina's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism and Rape

hannah_lou's review against another edition

emotional 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: Blood, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, War, Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Violence, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism

hannah_solly17's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Colonisation, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism

krabschass's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Genocide, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Colonisation

iloche's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Rape, Sexism, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, War, and Violence

rchristine11's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I would not recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, War, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Gun violence, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Gore, Child death, Classism, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death and Abortion

ellagewerwhite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Genocide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, War, Hate crime, Infertility, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Child death

aislinn_mcd_harrison's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I found this book hard to put a rating or judgement on - the writing is hugely evocative and masterful, but I found the “twist” of the writer obvious from the beginning and to be honest, found that the character Ugwu was very difficult to read

with his sexual desires so often lacking consent and then his eventual participation in a gang rape, I just could not get behind his redemption or lack of an effort for redemption.

. I would tell someone who asked that it is a really excellent book, but don’t think it will be one I revisit. War is very ugly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Violence, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Infertility and Incest

dilara2912w's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, War, Gore, Child death, Death, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Blood, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Violence, and Vomit

danielalins's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Infidelity