Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich

2 reviews

pran's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

This book is definitely a slow-burn. Especially at the beginning as due to the time-switching, it can take time to join the current of the main story and characters. 

However, I found it to be a beautiful book. I love the way Erdrich treats her characters so sensitively and without judgement, and this paired so well with Father Modeste's philosophy of love and refusal to pass judgement on his congregation. 

My favourite part of the book was

the Modeste/Agnes's death. I found it so beautiful that they took ownership of their own death and did it exactly the way they wanted.

Overall it shows the beauty and importance of human connection and the love that can be formed between anyone, when people have an open heart and less judgement.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

yuyuv's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment