Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

86 reviews

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Medical content, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Eating disorder, Torture, Vomit, Dementia, and Cannibalism

Main character is food insecure for the first part of the book; mother died in childbirth

erovelo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

brittanyrader13's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Body horror

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Blood

mothdan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, and Drug use

trollhamn's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Medical content and Dementia

anne311's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture