Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

951 reviews

fallandfox's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 Quando seu visto de estudante está perto de terminar, Cleo conhece Frank, vinte anos mais velho, com uma vida cheia de sucesso e todos os excessos que faltam a Cleo. Ele lhe dá a oportunidade de ser feliz, liberdade de pintar e se candidatar a um visto de residente. Ela lhe oferece uma vida de beleza, arte e talvez reduza o seu consumo de álcool.

Após se casarem impulsivamente, eles começam a lidar com as provações do casamento e da doença mental.

Ganhei este livro do meu namorado como uma surpresa após ter favoritado ele por ficar curiosa com a descrição.

Quando acabei o livro, fiquei aliviada, foi uma jornada intensa que eles tiveram, além de ser bem dolorosa. 

Adorei a escrita do Coco, ela tem uma forma de fazer você ficar grudado nas páginas rindo em um capítulo e após jogar o livro em um momento intenso de dor.

Este livro aborda o amor romântico, mas me pareceu mais abrangente ao demonstrar que, se não houver amor e lidar com os próprios problemas internos, um relacionamento pode se tornar um círculo vicioso de grande destruição.

O cenário de Nova York é importante para os personagens pelos ciclos que estão envolvidos, com a maioria interagindo com álcool e drogas com uma frequência preocupante.

Por isso, vemos muito o livro explorar o tema de vícios e destruição que pode acontecer quando você se desconecta. Gostei da resolução que a autora deu, os personagens continuam no meio da jornada, mas temos esperança.

Espero que, se você leu minha resenha, que tenha o desejo de ler esse livro. Recomendo para quem gosta de livros sobre o desenvolvimento psicológico dos personagens. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

rgs's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Dementia, Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming

mmiiilllaaaa's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I liked Coco Mellor’s premier novel better than her second one which is not an uncommon thing among writers. I feel that this one was a unique and beautifully written take on a hard subject with characters that contained my interest throughout with gorgeous prose along the way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt

marinettenicole's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty

cmbrown1998's review against another edition

1.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt

kri_0829's review against another edition

2.25

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Gaslighting

Minor: Cultural appropriation

yosoyshin's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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No fue un libro para mi. La historia nunca me atrapó, los avances en esta línea del tiempo y el cambio constante de POV no terminaron de cerrar para mi. Que un personaje secundario que aparece a mitad del libro sea más interesante y tenga más personalidad que los personajes principales fue para mi la forma de darme cuenta que este libro no me gusta. La autora intentó abarcar muchos temas profundos a la vez, con muchos personajes, y falló en desarrollar ambas cosas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

ash_hole51's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol

miaach's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad

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: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Medical content

jamie003's review against another edition

2.75

dark sad fast-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs, Transphobia