Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

7 reviews

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

5.0

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It is a 5 star by default. Not perfect, very long, but so is life. I loved the brotherhood portrayed in this masterpiece. I believe that re-reading it would be even more impactful (but i'll need a bit of distance before that happens). If you are looking for a whole life in a book, this is exactly that. Unique and bright with imagery and emotions. Love this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

greenan26's review against another edition

2.0

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Vomit

carlytenille's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

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6 stars, no notes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol

counciloffrogs's review against another edition

2.0

emotional reflective slow-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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Sometimes I struggle with giving books 2 stars and qualifying what a 2 star book really is, but this is the epitome of one. Why should I care about the Dunbar boys? I don’t know but I kind of do? Only enough to not put the book down and DNF it, but certainly I think if I didn’t relate to how broken and yet relenting they are I would have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Antisemitism, Murder, Alcohol

meganfuhr's review against another edition

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So boring! I tried really hard to get through it. But I had to stop. Nothing about the story held my attention, and maybe it's because I'm looking for something different right now, but the whole book relys on the mastery of surprise, but it got real boring real fast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcohol

whaddahell's review against another edition

4.0

emotional 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

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The boomerang storytelling got a little infuriating at times but overall it slaps

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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As much as I love Zusak, this book just wouldn't end. The main plot was confusing and the B plot was out of order and dragged on about details that didn't matter. Maybe it's a good read to someone else, but it wore me down to finish.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Vomit, Suicide attempt