Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Soufi, mon amour by Elif Shafak

6 reviews

salma_175's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Islamophobia

ljtademy3's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

This book was absolutely beautiful! A book that I would encourage anyone to read and would go back to read for years to come. It is pretty dense and can be confusing at times, but the messages you take away from it come through the narrative very easily. This book is life changing and reminded me of my spirituality and the connectedness of humanity. It invites you to consider being more gracious, compassionate, loving, and to live by your needs while still being considerate of others. Beautiful beautiful book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

sophi_walison's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexism, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

parker_rj's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual violence

lucie437's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

quite contrasting elements, a lot of love and harmony but just as much hate and misunderstanding

raelin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I think this is a book I would love to revisit at some point when I am in a different mood. I read this for book club and my head just wasn’t in a space to absorb the full message.

I enjoyed Rumi/Shams story so much more than the Ella story. I honestly probably could have done without it. Her story felt very brushed over and undeveloped. We heard more about the dishes she made for dinner than what was happening with her relationship with her kids, especially her younger daughter with an ED. 

I am interested in reading more from Elif after reading this and watching a couple of interviews with her. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Terminal illness