Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

10 reviews

kananineko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Child death

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

sharosuza's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Child death, Violence, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Gun violence

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

toffishay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Xenophobia, Medical content, Violence, Murder, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Rape

seanml's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

There aren't many things to say about A Farewell to Arms, but then again there doesn't need to be. Isn't that the whole point of Hemingway? Yes, Hemingway was not the greatest person to live, and because Lieutenant Henry is a near-self insert, the thought comes up from time to time. Somewhat apathetic, privileged and nonchalantly racist, the main character doesn't change those qualities very much. But that's not the point of the story anyways. Hemingway paints a very clear picture, using very little words, of the small daily pleasantries and happinesses of life - and their ultimate futility and inefficacy in comparison to the grandest of life's problems. It is a very somber gaze into the shadow of human history. 8.5/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Miscarriage, War, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Racism, Alcohol, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs

annoyingtwig's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

wish i was aymo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Violence, War, and Medical content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Pregnancy, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Racial slurs

birtelesemann's review

emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Medical content, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

hannasandmann's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I find it really hard to give a star rating to this book. I enjoyed reading it and I admire Hemingway's skill and I know I am going to come back to this book very often in my head, but quite often felt disconnected from what I think Hemingway's intentions were for the reader, e.g. I did not root for the romance at all. To the contrary, I hated their relationship. 

So the ending did not have the devestating effect on me, it could have had, had I actually enjoyed their relationship.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Medical trauma, War, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

christinaanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcohol, and Child death

Minor: Racial slurs and Sexual harassment

liseens's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, War, Miscarriage, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Blood

ameliez's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Racial slurs