Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

26 reviews

kreglow's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Excrement, Dementia, and Murder

catriona176's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I struggled with the formatting a little -there are no chapters so it made it that bit harder to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs and War

killerpancake's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

Emotional and gut wrenching, this is a great short novel for King fans. I wouldn’t rec it as a first King read though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder

a_novel_craving's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Excrement, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

2lava2lantula's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

stephi's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, and Pedophilia

jaclynszick's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

Dolores' one-liners throughout the book are hilarious.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

gmjohnson's review against another edition

dark funny 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder

lolra's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.75

I loved the format of this book, it's unlike any of his previous writings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment