Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Bookbinder by Pip Williams

4 reviews

laheath's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Another beautiful and unique historical fiction novel from this author! Considered a companion to The Dictionary of Lost Words, it can be read alone but makes occasional references to characters and events from the first book. Whereas that one focused on the compilation and printing of the first Oxford English Dictionary, this book looks at the women binding books at the Oxford University Press from the beginning of WWI to a couple of years after the end of it. Strong female characters in a setting of WWI England, women's suffrage, and the Spanish Flu make for an interesting and emotional read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Classism

Moderate: Death, Grief, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, and Alcohol

helsbelles's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

thumbeleia's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Sexual content