Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

5 reviews

insanebookperson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Grief, Torture, Confinement, Cursing, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Violence

qteabeans's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This is such a powerful example of a book that is so good but outside of my wheelhouse. If you want to read about someone navigating what family is, how heritage impacts us, and how all of that crashes together when you're expecting a child, this would be a great book for you. It is a lovely piece of literary fiction that uses a lot of Catholic references. If that sounds like your jam, you'll probably love it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Child death

Minor: Infidelity, Gun violence, and Alcohol

sarahjulianna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Sexism, Confinement, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

kalayk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Trafficking, Violence, Child death, and Sexism

Minor: Excrement, Abortion, Alcohol, Gore, Classism, Grief, and Miscarriage

madarauchiha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

 ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜  my about / byf / CW info carrd: uchiha-madara 💜 💙 💚 💛 🧡 ❤️

 “How come you’ve looked after me?” I ask Hiro just as he’s about to go. “How come you found me at the hospital? Brought me the messages?”
Hiro looks surprised at my question, taken aback, as though I should know. “You were on my route,” he says. 

Fave line. Hiro being a USPS Postal worker, for context.

content warnings
minor abortion, asian racism, child abuse, cissexism, drug use hard drugs, emetophobia, rape, sexual content, sexual violence, torture, victim blaming

medium alcohol use, anti evolutionary sentiment, anti indigenous racism, anti vaccination sentiment, child abuse, child death, colonization, gambling, kidnapping, racism, suicide ideation, whorephobic language

major animal death, bullying, childbirth, confinement, medical abuse, medical content, misogyny, police, police abuse, pregnancy, religion catholic, reproductive rights, slut shaming, unsanitary, 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Pregnancy, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism, Abortion, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Ableism