Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

65 reviews

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted slow-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

This is my first re-read after years of reading it for the first time. I hate that people have to experience this in real life. That people die so young. It's so sad. To be honest, there are points in this story that are hard to read, but this story made me think a lot and feel for people who are sick. No offense meant to adults, but I hate when young people are sick, especially if it's not their fault. It sucks so bad. Overall, I loved this a lot. Thank you, John♥️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

lucyrudd's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Medical content

nick13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

It's strange, I'm not a very emotional person and when thinking back on this story it feels like I shouldn't have enjoyed it whatsoever. But somehow I absolutely loved this novel (It even had to choke back some tears!). 

This novel is just so much of everything I love in a story, it had people going through very rough times yet still able to have humor, it had great writing, all of the characters were good and human, and overall the story was just so good.  Even some scenes that can be seen as a little bit cheesy -

The whole clapping scene at Anne Frank's house

- I think are actually well put together and if you delve deeper into the writing make sense. 

There isn't one thing that I can point at to show it's a good story like I can with other books, this one has a bit of everything which makes sense as to why it was a massive hit. And, well, it deserves every bit of its success. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Death, Child death, and Alcoholism

sk_09's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism

andriaspyrou's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cursing, Death, Grief, Cancer, Medical content, Chronic illness, and Drug use

Moderate: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Child death

kew16's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

notyourhana's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Cancer

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

steesza's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Heartwarming and heartbreaking. The author really did his research which made this book really good. The writer was able to link the subjects back to the story so well. Definitely recommend.

Trigger warning: illness, death and mental health are discussed a lot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, Alcoholism, and Cancer

sophccl's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

this book is my fave by far, I grew up in hospital a lot and hazel is just so gorgeous inside and out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual content, Genocide, Alcoholism, and Antisemitism