Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

53 reviews

heartofoak1's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

2.5

Dark themes, violence, rape, drugs. Hard to stomach. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Classism

lauramazenc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

jengoertz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.5

Started out interesting, quickly became bloated and boring. I did not enjoy the trudge through the second half of the book. 

Ajay's story was intriguing and tragic. Neda's story could have been interesting, but it was part rehash, part unnecessary filler. By the time I got to Sunny's chapters, I no longer cared about any of it. 

The dialogues were difficult to parse.  Several times, i had to go back through half a page track down who said what, which killed any immersion i had in the story. 

The whole thing was just frustrating and exhausting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, and Trafficking

ionarachel's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

lisettemarie's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Abortion

jeckly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Moderate: Violence

alleahwebb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual violence and Blood

Minor: Rape, Trafficking, and Abortion

zophiebrown's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Excellently written, with a dark story told through intertwining narratives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, and Kidnapping

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, and Abortion

natekka's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Colonisation

casualvamp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Deepti Kapoor is an immensely talented author, and this book is exceptionally well-written. From reading the synopsis, it’s not a book I would typically read, but I thought I would enjoy it much more than I did. It took me a really long time to finish because it's very lengthy and disorganized. The switches between POVs were jarring and got confusing in the second half, which made the storyline hard to follow. I found the vast majority of the characters unbearable (except for Ajay), so it was hard to be invested in the story. Ajay's POV had me absolutely enthralled, but once it switched over to Neda's and Sunny's POV, I was barely trudging through it. I almost had to put this book down several times due to its incredibly dark themes and GRAPHIC depictions of violence, which made me genuinely naseous. I felt that for the majority of the book, I was either almost asleep out of sheer boredom or incredibly disturbed by all of the unnecessary violence.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail