Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Poradnik dla dżentelmena o występku i cnocie by Mackenzi Lee

154 reviews

lady_of_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Vomit, and Abandonment

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Racism, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Slavery, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Sexism

nordicat's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Vomit, and Medical content

mickij's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

Ooo! A book got 5 whole stars! Usually, that means it did something extraordinary, and it did exactly that! I have never been so sure I wanted to buy a book in my life!

Beyond that, I suppose I should talk about the book. This book is utterly fascinating for a variety of reasons. For one, it's grounded in history but it's not bleak for the characters of color. Slavery is mentioned, as it somewhat has to be for a book set in the 18th century, it's not weighing heavily on the narrative. A second thing is that 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry

changelingreader_adrian's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Colonisation

Minor: Self harm and Sexual content

joyfulfoodie's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed these characters and the historical depiction of both race issues and lgbtqia issues. It was less jarring to hear some of the arguments against being gay out of historical mouths than when you see them in modern social media posts. You can forgive their ignorance here, at a time when sexuality wasn’t really a thing and it was perceived as a sinful Choice instead of a piece of who you are. 

The characters are lovable and evolve nicely through the book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

adalinemccormick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Outing, Colonisation, and Classism

treereadingabook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, and Outing

Minor: Slavery

charlx_otte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

kaz_brekker1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Biphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, and Vomit