Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Creatures of Passage by Morowa Yejidé

24 reviews

katiewhocanread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War

cait_henry56's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective

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Beautiful prose that was a little too meandering to get into sometimes, but the story will stick with me. Just took a while to finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Pedophilia

josisteacup's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I'm not sure I have the right words to describe this book, especially since its so beautifully written and nothing i want to say seems good enough. It's magical, otherworldly, beautiful, heartbreaking, full of emotion and mystery. Every single character is unique and has a story that could fill a book on its own. The Washington she describes is like a different sphere and so vividly described, i can still see the images. The descriptions are breathtaking. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

lib_and_lynx's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jlvwolf's review against another edition

4.25

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Read the triggerb warnings before reading this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident

au_cat's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War

gellyreads's review against another edition

2.5

challenging fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I don't know if this book just isn't for me or if I wasn't ready for it. I had so much trouble following the plot and who's POV it was, despite this being a quick read (I essentially read it in one sitting, which I wonder if that lead to my trouble). The concept and the mythology is really interesting, I just couldn't connect to a single thing that happened. I may try to re-read this in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol

loesm's review

4.25

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War

siobhan28's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Definitely check the trigger warnings! Such a complex and lyrical book, I've never read anything like it. Blends some Egyptian mythology with magical realism and supernatural themes. The writing is poetic and lyrical 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Murder

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 Creatures of Passage is a reread which managed to blow me away again. Despite being longlisted for the Women’s Prize this seems to have flown under the radar which is a shame because it is the most memorable book I’ve read this year. It’s richly atmospheric and there is plenty of tension and foreshadowing, a real sense of foreboding. It’s the work of a fabulous storyteller adept at using language which is both gorgeous and powerful. The final section…. phew. Heavy but highly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism