Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Looking for Alaska, by John Green

62 reviews

anutter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicide, Classism, and Death

kristinetp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad

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

john green was kind of a weirdo for this one, tbh
wouldn't read again (again), but it was fun to revisit a book i haven't read since high school. doesn't hold up, but i still like some of the themes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Alcoholism, Car accident, Alcohol, Sexism, and Vomit

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Car accident

shadow_seven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Car accident, Grief, Self harm, Death, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

maxthefish's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual content

kimseokjinschild's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

💫📈 I enjoyed reading this book, the humour and chemistry between the characters. However, sometimes I lost interest...I wish there was more it that humour, it like something was missing; I expected more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content

kasvispupu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

Ei niin hyvä kuin odotin. Olisin ehkä nuorempana tykännyt enemmän😅 Silti ihan luettava kirja ja mielenkiintoiset henkilöhahmot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

I bought this book years ago and it’s just been chilling in my TBR pile until now. I think partly because John Green writes amazing, deep, tragic, teenage love stories and I’m not always in the mood for that. But the day came, and I loved this book. It was deep and the characters were all so smart and multifaceted, they were like real kids fighting through all the ups and downs they have to face daily, while still trying to be silly and have fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Grief, Suicide, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

darrenius's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Car accident

cas_c_ette's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

an incredible exploration of a strongly unreliable narrator, and an even more notable realistic representation of guilt and grief

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Alcoholism