Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

951 reviews

kimouise's review against another edition

2.25

reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism

levtitticus's review against another edition

2.75

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Sexual content

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

akgrantmatz's review against another edition

4.5

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: Yes

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The characters in the book are highly unlikeable, but their facets are also like those of every person you have ever met. It is dark, and triggering, and you constantly wish they would all make better decisions and better relationships, but also understand them making those choices. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Classism

Minor: Transphobia, Vomit

thelibraryplaylist's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

jettiphoned's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional reflective slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

batniss's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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: Alcoholism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’m confused how to rate this book. I’m maybe between a 3.5 and 3.75 because the ending was kind of a “huh, that’s it?” kind of ending to me, but the writing really did have some great quotes.  I’ll go 3.76 because I’m feeling generous today but could be lowered.

This book barely has a plot.  It is definitely more of character driven studies.  My favorite character comes in at what felt like the 75% mark where we get first person narration and chapters almost written like short stories.  I found that writing and the quotes in Eleanor’s chapters to be the most engaging.  The rest of the book is written in close third-person pov.  There is one random chapter following a side character Quentin.  And a few chapters that follow a side character Zoe, but otherwise the book mainly follows Cleo with some more sprinkles of Frank.

I did think the writing was very beautiful but this book took quite a while for me to read. It felt like it dragged in parts. I do generally prefer more plot driven books to character driven books.  I probably will read another book by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Dementia

gbrylinski's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt

chervancas's review against another edition

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Suicide attempt

marionrosa's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Abandonment