Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

446 reviews

kousseii's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

An easy read, very engaging and kept me guessing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

xhochi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Murder

janchamp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mistydeath's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

pbruce593's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

leeann_bartee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

chsm8's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic

dhanon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement

Minor: Violence

ellic23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

taylorfield's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

Long Story Short: Alix Summers, a popular podcaster, discovers the subject of her next series when she meets Josie Fair and the two realize they share the same birthday. As Josie's story unfolds, Alix finds her family intertwined in the unbelievable.

First things first: this is a very good audiobook. It's a full-fledged production with normal narration, "podcast" material, and "Netflix" excerpts that are engaging and different and fun. None of This Is True would be very good for discussions on boundary setting, the nature of podcasts in storytelling, and the impact of Covid-19.

Ultimately though, it's a slow burn story with an ending that feels like something is missing. At 34% I had an idea of what happened, but in reality the twist was not very twisty and didn't make a lot of sense. I've been a broken record of "I wish the ending wasn't so rushed" this year but man, I wish the ending wasn't so rushed.

CW: Descriptions of grooming, allusions to child sexual abuse, alcoholism

Enjoyment: 4/5
Craft: 3/5
Overall: 3.5/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse