Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Removed by Brandon Hobson

6 reviews

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Child death, Drug use, and Alcoholism

mbmayo's review

hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

This book is told from multiple perspectives. I was moved by Maria's perspective of losing family to violence, drug addiction and illness. While Edgar's storyline became bizarre and the metaphors presented were quite overt, I still felt compelled by his story. The interjections from the spirit, Tsala, helped me step into a world filled with spirits. I found myself annoyed and confused by Sonya's story line. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Death, Addiction, Dementia, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Stalking, Colonisation, Drug use, Grief, Genocide, and Violence

Minor: Confinement and Racism

blackcatkai's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

CW: racism, casual ableism, police brutality  gun violence, murder, child death, drug/alcohol use, addiction, violence, animal death, grief, physical/sexual assault, mental illness

not my usual genre, so it took a bit for me to get into, but thats absolutely not the books fault. its a heartbreaking and great novel about a family navigating their grief after the death of their son/brother at the hands of a cop. it handles a lot of rough topics so tread carefully. if you're in any way interested, absolutely read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Addiction, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Cancer, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Police brutality, and Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism

colettesjourney's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Toxic relationship

bookshelbs's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death

amelew's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Gun violence, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism