Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Thin Places by Kerri ní Dochartaigh

4 reviews

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, War, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Grief, Classism, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

ez_heath's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Abandonment, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

unfiltered_fiction's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death, and Hate crime

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Murder, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

3.75

This was a bit too repetitive in parts and also a bit too woo-woo for my taste sometimes. I am not talking about folklore or the history of a land here, which I deeply respect. I am only talking about some personal reflections by the author. 
The story is mainly about the author's personal trauma caused by The Troubles (and other somehow related incidents in her life), but not to the extent, I expected it to be. It's also about the author's relationship with nature in general, but especially with her home country. It didn't need to be that long for what it was able to say, so it definitely could have done with some better editing. 
What I liked most about this book were the reflections on the devastating impact Brexit has on Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and the valid fears that come with that.
Some beautiful sentences and reflections in there though, but just not enough for me to fall in love with this book completely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Addiction, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Emotional abuse