Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

4 reviews

cait's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Dysphoria, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

bdingz's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal death and Bullying

Minor: Child death and Alcohol

devynvictoria's review

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Wow. I flew through this, I couldn’t put it down. The ending was such a gut punch, I’m still thinking about it twelve hours later. It seems like every SGJ book I read I like better than the last. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Bullying, Death, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death and Alcohol

sexualedward's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Sexual content, Colonisation, Addiction, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Stalking, and Xenophobia