Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons

2 reviews

mxpringle's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved how thorough the concepts were in terms of describing the psychology of evil in the real world. The characters were really well thought out and it was very gripping, even though it was long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Child abuse, Body horror, Hate crime, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Slavery, Stalking, Vomit, and Xenophobia

duke_of_failure's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Torture, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Stalking, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Child abuse, Classism, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Self harm, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Ableism

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, and Car accident