Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

21 reviews

sarahjulianna's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Addiction

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Vomit, Infidelity, Abandonment, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

kellymfitzgerald's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcoholism

Minor: Eating disorder and Animal death

smchampz's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Animal death

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Torture, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

kingsamong's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

atamano's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content

dawntin's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a quiet horror. The kind of creepy, unsettling book that makes the reader reflect on themselves. Horrific because the horror elements are realistic, current and future problems we will face.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Vomit, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Addiction, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

mollmccaff's review

dark fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Animal death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Blood

chaoticweevil's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Classism, Pregnancy, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Adult/minor relationship