Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

27 reviews

dilara2912w's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

danielalins's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Vomit

sylda's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Genocide, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

kearac's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

erenreads12's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie does not disappoint with this book. The high expectations I had for this after reading Americanah were well and truly met. What started off as a gentle, intimate account of life in 60s Nigeria became a horrifying, tragic, brutal portrayal of the civil war, inspecting closely the ways we carry war inside of us when it is happening around us. The ending, through lacking the closure one would normally expect from a novel, drove home the very point - there is no closure in war, or happy endings. I deducted .5 of a star simply because I saw some of the betrayal plotinus coming - but it was nowhere near enough to ruin the experience. This is a hugely important and heartbreaking book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Blood

sam_jo's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Racism, and Blood

barefootamy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Grief