Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

27 reviews

tamar4b's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Homophobia

renuka__'s review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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? No

3.0

A cute, easy read into the dualities of living as an Indigenous person in a predominantly white society. It does feel very reflective of the time it was written in, almost idolizing the “generosity” of the white folks that Junior interacts with. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Death

Minor: Homophobia

ktmomma's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

Considering the main plot points center around a high school basketball team, I can’t believe how spellbound I was by this novel. The exploration of family loyalty and the need to leave family behind is full of heart wrenching truth and humor, keeping the issues accessible. Excellent coming of age novel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Murder

cakrolik's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

zuzannab's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Addiction

lilymurph's review against another edition

funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

karingforbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

My biggest hiccup was the length/: too short. And while I liked how fast it read, it also felt like it left out huge important chunks or summarized them in a sentence. That said, this was great. I loved the cartoons and there were so many great lines! It shows life on the reservation for a large majority of native Americans in the States (so long as you realize geography and culture differs) and makes it accessible. It dove into identity and love and race. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Hate crime, and Racism