Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis

4 reviews

tomas_lw's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

A great sequel to Axiom's End. But be aware that this book is a lot darker and more depressing that the first book. The first book was emotional, for sure, but this one is absolutely soul crushingly sad at times. This isn't a critisism, but it's something that it's good to be aware of before starting the book.

That being said, this book is a great depiction of grief and loss, and it has some very well constructed parables about society and current events. It's a very cleverly constructed book and Ellis feels even more confident as a writer in this than the first one that was already a very strong debut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Xenophobia, Self harm, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Gun violence, Suicide, and Islamophobia

Minor: Body horror, Addiction, Abandonment, and Alcohol

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense fast-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: Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Gore

Minor: Blood and Confinement

kharlan3's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Racism, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Confinement, Blood, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Alcoholism

Minor: Alcohol

wrzlprmft's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Infertility, Torture, War, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Confinement, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and Police brutality