Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes

23 reviews

hey_whatsoever's review

dark emotional funny sad 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

4.5

Took me a while to get into it (my first Marian Keyes) but once I was, I loved this book. Hilarious and devastating, often in the same sentence. I sobbed through the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Medical content

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

This was my first Marian Keyes but I'll definitely seek out more because I really enjoyed this. It's a very long book and although I did feel the pace slowed down in the middle, I didn't lose interest and I was invested in Rachel's journey. She's a very messy character and it's interesting to read from her perspective because of her deep denial about her drug addiction. Keyes is a very funny writer and I loved the heartfelt, humorous tone of this book. I'll probably read the sequel Again, Rachel and I'm also interested in Grown Ups. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

erykahc24's review against another edition

funny reflective tense slow-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

smcmullan79's review

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse

wafflepolly's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Self harm

keishac13's review

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

matildaesandell's review

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective slow-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

3.0

bit of a slow read, but a pretty good journey through rachel’s life and grappling with her addiction. Not sure how factual it really is, but it could give good insight into helping addicts and understanding the process of rehabilitation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Eating disorder

evaaah's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This was so brilliant. Really devastating and stark whilst also being wonderfully funny. Characters are believable and hilarious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder

ahanaa's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Eating disorder

booksandcat's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol