Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

5 reviews

lisaliest's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

It’s hit or miss for me with t. Kingfisher. I don’t like this story very much. The pacing was very weird to me, at first it dragged a lot and the last few chapters were so rushed that I was totally confused by it.
Sam, the main character was nice enough I guess, but her constant inner Monolog annoyed me. She constantly reminds herself how clever and fat she is. How weird is that? At least she wasn’t ashamed about the later thing, thank good! I couldn’t have read it, if it contained fat-shaming. Another thing that irked me about her, was the unaddressed alcoholism. She drinks everyday from afternoon till she goes to bed. Yes, that is totally normal behaviour for a lot of people and I’m all about characters with flaws and unhealthy behaviour, but it wasn’t addressed in any way and I found it kind of triggering. So if it’s something you struggle with, be aware?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

nikrib's review

lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

sai_like_sigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Blood, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

I liked the creepy and mysterious beginning more than the action packed end. The narrator is very funny and relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Classism

lipstickitotheman's review

dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent