Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

22 reviews

sarahsbookss's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

kaylaannsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

espressoreader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

Interesting take on how Heaven works.  Definitely a secular view on heaven.  The story was interesting.

Author like the sound of Len, Lindsey, and Lynn, quite a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm and Stalking

alicia_m_andrews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jazzjhg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Alcohol

reader_9092's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

mallory10100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0

god this was so sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug use, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Self harm, and Pregnancy

wow 😭😭😭

yeuniversse's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Lesbophobia

mollyhood's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol