Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Talking at Night by Claire Daverley

17 reviews

eliza_enthralled's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

The lack of speech marks was super annoying. Why is this a thing? There were times where I couldn’t tell if a character was still speaking or just thinking/narrating which was jarring. The numerous terrible decisions made by the main characters were painful, but I suppose there would be no plot without this. The ending I wanted happened literally on the last page so overall I was just left feeling sad and frustrated, which were my feelings throughout the entire book, and I’m not into that. However, my hope for the two main characters kept me going and I found myself able to read it fairly quickly so it definitely wasn’t boring. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Body shaming

Minor: Suicide

bellarosereads's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Cancer, and Grief

Moderate: Fatphobia, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

farrahwho's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content

rhi_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

brittonmc1221's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Child death, Medical content, and Death

lydiacowley's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Cancer

greta_b8's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow…heartfelt, raw and deeply moving. I felt so much; this is one of those books where every now and then I simply stared at the wall to process what I just read. Daverley’s writing is poetic, tender and atmospheric. One of the best books I’ve read this year.
TRIGGER WARNING:

Spoiler

death of a close relative, cancer, suicide attempt, depression, alcoholism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Death

Moderate: Cancer and Alcoholism

scewart's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This is hands down one of the best books I’ve ever read. Talking at Night feels like the more emotional, complex, and poetic sibling to Love Rosie and Normal People. The story is such a spectacular journey through grief, self discovery, and ultimately love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

daisywilliams's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

I appreciate a good love story

Spoiler

but if a had a nickel for everytime a character called Simon got in between the main couple, I’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

rhii_reading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

Initially this seemed like a fairly standard romance but as the novel progresses this evolves into a really poignant story that spans across the years. The attention to detail when it comes to the characters and even settings really work to feel like you’ve travelled with Rosie and Will throughout their entire lives across a couple hundred pages.

Whilst I found the novel engaging even towards the end, it did start to feel a little repetitive with the constant miscommunication between Will and Roise. However, this is where the world building comes in handy as my investment in these characters meant that I didn’t mimd as much.

A story that beautifully weaves between the lives of its two main characters and finds ways to constantly draw them back towards each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Mental illness and Alcoholism

Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts