Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Ein wenig Leben by Hanya Yanagihara

190 reviews

antoinelonestar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

I have never read a book like this before and I don't think I ever will again. It is a very powerful book and it'll always stay in my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Vomit, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, and Death of parent

jaidenjarmosco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Ableism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

jessica_wilder's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Grief, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Adult/minor relationship

zoealmqvist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gaslighting, Self harm, Car accident, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder

willablaise's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved this book, but it is DARK. Lots of trigger and content warnings required. Still one of my favorites though, and set me down a path of reading more LGBTQIA+ books. I love that it's historically ambiguous—you can't really tell when it's set. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Hate crime, Grief, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

cheelss_cx's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Self harm, Sexual violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, Death, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

auburn_phoenix_15's review against another edition

The book got too 'real' and has emotionally destroyed me. The situations were too traumatic and heart-wrenching that made it painful to read.

Might go back to it later...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Medical content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder

transchilles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Addiction, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Suicide, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Rape

terp's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

acomwt's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Trafficking, Sexual content, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Alcoholism, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Pedophilia, Gore, Death of parent, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Hate crime, Car accident, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Cursing, Chronic illness, Body horror, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship