Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

8 reviews

paigeskijones's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Murder, Transphobia, Alcoholism, and Classism

Minor: Abortion, Sexual content, Drug use, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Cursing, Addiction, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, and Blood

brown_nat's review against another edition

funny mysterious slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Addiction, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

trashbinfluencer's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Misogyny, Outing, Abortion, Addiction, Classism, Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Dysphoria, Murder, Sexism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

amandas_bookshelf's review

informative slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Transphobia, Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Abortion

lindseyas's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

4.25

This was a really fascinating read. What starts as a study of the residents of Savannah, Georgia and their history becomes a story of a long-winded and pretty disastrous tale of a court case. This was a great work of nonfiction that properly focused on the people of Savannah — it was clear that the author was trained a journalist, his interviewing skills, his ability to lace his way into the lives of people and to get into pretty strange situations making the novel what it was. These people were larger than life and it was a stellar read to introduce yourself to a different place at a different time with a rich, dramatic culture. It was pretty hilarious, full of great history and built with an engaging structure to keep you tuned in. I desperately need to take a trip to Savannah now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Racism, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Transphobia, Abortion, Drug use, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

sjduncan's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Sexism, Classism, Death, Transphobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Racism, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Homophobia

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Sexual content, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Outing

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Homophobia

zorak1996's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Homophobia, Gun violence, Drug use, Death, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Antisemitism, and Sexism

Minor: Gun violence