Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

14 reviews

cooldudenick's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Religious bigotry, Infertility, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexism, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

likelyeilish's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism and Addiction

alyal's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction

zoegg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

i thought the slow pacing of this book would hold me up, but i was just so endeared to francie and the way she saw the world around her that i found myself wanting to read “just one more paragraph, one more chapter” every opportunity i got. what a simple and sweet story.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: War and Racism

donaldleitch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault

zosiablue's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

First time I've read this and what fucking bittersweet gut punch. A perfect story about childhood and wanting time to hurry up and slow down at the same time. I want to hug this book. 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abortion and War

seabird17's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read.  It has instantly become one of my favorite books of all time, and it is a book that I believe I will come back to periodically for the rest of my life.  I have never read a book that showcases the human experience better than this book does.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Grief, Addiction, Death of parent, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

franklola's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Infertility, Addiction, Murder, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Antisemitism, Classism, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, and Grief

kbpfaulkner's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Infertility, Child death, Addiction, and Sexual assault

b0ygenius's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

WOWWWW i love this book so much definitely one of my favorite coming of age stories ever. such a beautiful story about hope and family and strength and survival and i think i really needed that right now. i’m always hesitant to read classics bc sometimes they are very slow and long and the language is hard to read but this one isn’t like that at all; the language is very accessible and easy to read i don’t think i had to look up any words the whole time i read it, it was slow at first, not necessarily boring i thought it was interesting but there was a lot of backstory and a lot of setting the scene for the second half of the book so it took me like 2 weeks to read the first third but then i read the last two thirds in two days. highly recommend 

this book is this is me trying and nothing new by taylor swift in book form 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Classism, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Moderate: Murder, Medical content, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Bullying, Antisemitism, War, and Religious bigotry