Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

2 reviews

silverhill's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is a lovely slice-of-life book.

Check trigger warnings, as there are some heavy topics in this book — though they’re handled with sensitivity and delivered in a light enough way that keeps the overall tone of the book from being too heavy or dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Dementia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

dhrutibc's review against another edition

3.25

emotional reflective sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Dementia, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War

I thought it was a good book, but I really hated how Sybil didn't change until the end. It wasn't a gradual change in character; it happened all at once.