Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

85 reviews

hannahrose_fgc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Vomit, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, and Domestic abuse

kindred_spirit_96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cancer and War

npolanchik's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Out of all the Kristin Hannah books I have read, this one has the most emotional attachment to me. The story is largely about a mother-daughter relationship, but there is so much more than what I expected: domestics violence, first love, sense of belonging. Difficult to read at many times, but I just loved Alaskan setting, character journey, and cohesive storyline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Blood and Death

debbilynn42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Alcoholism, Medical content, Alcohol, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, War, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

karoliinatuomivaara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Domestic abuse

tibbarasden's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

A beautifully emotional story. I really enjoyed the coming of age aspect and how it was mainly told from Leni's pov. I loved the community aspect and the wild landscape of Alaska. It is slow paced, but as it is mostly character focused that worked for the story. Some of the side characters and their interactions fell a little flat for me. But I thought the family dynamic and emotions were done really well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Blood, Cancer, Animal death, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

ashtontdavis's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Animal death

littleanabelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I couldn’t stop crying the last section of the book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, War, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Physical abuse

lindsayvale's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: War and Vomit