Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

There There by Tommy Orange

322 reviews

raoulalexander's review against another edition

reflective sad

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

cjrmusic's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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? Yes

4.25

A spectacularly woven together tale of Urban Indians descending on the A’s Stadium in Oakland for the Big Oakland Powwow. Informative, sad, and an honest portrayal of how American Indians had their culture stripped from them. Tommy Orange’s writing style is beautiful, his voice rings out through every page. A difficult but necessary read for anyone grappling with feelings of loss of identity and generational trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood

biobeetle's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Pregnancy

colormecaro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Topic wise this is absolutely a 5⭐️ book for me. However, for some parts I wasn’t a fan of the writing (long sentences strung together with too many commas; an odd chapter told in the second person).

There are a lot of characters that are being followed throughout, which makes sense given the overall story and how they all tie together. However, at times it felt like I didn’t know much about each character. There are so many of them and you get fragments of each character, but this comes at the expense of giving each one the depth they deserve. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

mitrabird2010's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Mass/school shootings, and Medical trauma

katekatiekait's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation

annewilgenbusch's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

baguettegay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Colonisation

196books's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

che1s's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, and War