Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

22 reviews

reading_rubies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-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: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide, Cancer, and Toxic relationship

kcohrs19's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Child death, Addiction, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Medical content, Mental illness, Cancer, and Injury/Injury detail

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexism, Alcohol, Car accident, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Violence and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

bookswithlauren's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Bullying, Drug abuse, Body horror, Medical content, Car accident, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Drug use, Blood, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief

oofsharkz73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

"'I want things to be okay,' I say softly. 'Are we going to be okay?'

 'I don't know.' Joey heaves his duffel bag over his shoulder. 'But maybe we can get somewhere close to it.'" 

"'I felt loved, but at the same time, I didn't care if I was loved.'" 

You'd be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow was a beautiful portrayal of the struggles of young adults today. Drug addiction, slut shaming, feeling unseen and unheard...Glasgow made the reader painfully aware of the fact that this is what teenagers struggle with today. This novel will hit you like a semi, but it's worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Car accident, Child death, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

joseph_al's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

jenna_rae13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical trauma, Addiction, and Mental illness

ameenekosan's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, and Addiction

nara_knl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

”This need to get lost in something other than yourself. Lose yourself. Erase yourself. So that none of your awful, wrong self remains, not one blessed thing“
I know this book is mainly about addiction. But Kathleen Glasgow portraits the need to lose yourself in someone else so beautifully. I have never heard someone get that! I do this… Like a lot… and I so get Emmy…
 
But now speaking of the book!
Another Masterpiece, my personal second favorite glasgow book!!
The struggle of addiction, no matter what kind, is a life long process, fight and “struggle”! What I love about these books ist that they’re brutally honest! No need to glorify, romanticise or talk things down! Life is brutal! 
Yet these books have something so wonderful and beautiful about them! They seem fragile and I always get the need to protect everyone in the books…
I don’t know how to say it, but I wouldn’t be the version of myself that I am rn without these books! 
forever grateful <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Car accident, Mental illness, Death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, and Toxic friendship

spookyllamas's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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: Addiction and Alcoholism