Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

12 reviews

biojesspj's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

As often happens with Penny's books, I thoroughly enjoyed various twists of the plot. Something that seems an off hand detail turns into the theme of the book. The characters are complex. No one is guiltless. The setting is picturesque, as Three Pines always is. The final lines are a perfect tie to the beginning of this story, to previous stories with these characters, and to future stories for Three Pines. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Excrement, Grief, and Toxic friendship

hesticht's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Toxic friendship

bookgardendc's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

evoorde's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

le3713's review

mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Murder

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Murder, and Toxic friendship

simply_fran's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Another stellar Inspector Armand Gamache novel. I loved learning so much about the art scene in Montreal.

I think I must go back and read the first novel. I liked it but didn't fully understand what the author was trying to do. It'll be a joy to see it from my new perspective.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

angelaf's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

Only Louise Penny can explore a murder while delving into character development and reflections on forgiveness and redemption. In this seventh installment in the series, Inspector Gamache investigates a woman strangled in Clara and Peter Morrows' backyard on the night of Clara's solo art show. This is a fabulous series, but it must be read in order from the beginning since much of the character development occurs over multiple books. Read if you enjoy: cozy mysteries, small villages, Quebecois settings, strong character development

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder

silvani's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Murder