Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

1984 by George Orwell

69 reviews

therealratking's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Classism, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, and War

seulgireads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Minor: War, Sexual content, Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Death

jprovan8's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism

emmoon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Violence and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kittygracex07's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Torture, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Rape

kianga_black's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Alcoholism, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Police brutality

susie_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

The additional essays at the back of the book are excellent. They are about the use of language-in the book and in real life; the dropping of the atom bomb; and several short items written by Orwell’s contemporaries to him or about him. The extensive notes section is also helpful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcoholism, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body horror and Body shaming

Minor: Child death and Suicidal thoughts

iwishihadmoretimetoread's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

This book is an amazing work of art and I think it is important for everyone to read it, however it was quite difficult to get through and very difficult emotionally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, War, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Antisemitism

calsandco13's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Super disturbing, but an eye opener about the government for sure. It’s scary how graphic some details were and the possibility that some of this may be happening without us knowing or noticing. A must read:

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War, Alcoholism, Violence, and Body horror

helenaruby's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Police brutality, Torture, Drug abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, War, and Racism