Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Tin Man by Sarah Winman

7 reviews

shelfofunread's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

naddl0r's review

emotional hopeful sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

sofiajearally's review

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

It's a story about Michael and Ellis, about yearning and words left unsaid. 

It reads like a stream of consciousness, interspersed with hard-hitting dialogue, then-and-now scenes nicely and seamlessly interwoven. But I would have liked to have more focus on some moments (like

Michael's and Ellis's childhood leading up to their first kiss

), while some others were too long and descriptive in my opinion. In the end, while both main characters are lovable, we spend more time with Michael and I ended up getting him much more than Ellis, who's made decisions that I still didn't understand at the end of the book. One would argue that that's how life is, though. 

It feels real. The yearning, the grieving, the regrets, all parts of the human experience depicted gracefully, heart-breaking in how ordinary and relatable they are (the wedding scenes broke me). I was personally deeply moved by how random acts of kindness are peppered throughout the book and how the characters respond to them. The side characters behind them are endearing, and the women are so g.o.o.d.

In a way, this book reminded me a lot of Brokeback Mountain, though the plot is different. But it's still about time, masculinity and taking someone for granted. And it's sad, man. Ellis 'I ain't queer' Judd *sigh*. 

Overall, I'm a bit disappointed by the story, but the book is so full of gorgeous themes and mesmerizing lines that I'm still happy I read it. I think the no-plot-just-vibes sad people would appreciate it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Misogyny

someonelikeblue's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol, Excrement, Violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Medical content, and Domestic abuse

pollyhall's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

slayne's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

This just was not doing it for me.  The only way for me to describe it is forgettable.  I thoroughly struggled to finish it; I cant leave a book unfinished, but boy was this hard. 

I sympathize with the events:

loss of a loved one, abusive parents, AIDS, and sexual orientation.

  Yet, it all fell flat with the characters themselves.  There were very few times where I felt any emotion other than boredom while reading. 

Maybe this just wasn’t for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Homophobia

Minor: Death and Death of parent

isabelmaria's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Suicide