Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver

7 reviews

babelfish's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Carver is a genius. If you have never read any minimalistic writing this is an excellent place to start. Made up of vingnettes about people in the American south, focusing on relationships, love, and loneliness. Sometimes almost feeling dystopian while feeling completely believable and mundane. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Medical content

wishlissa's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Car accident, Mental illness, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Infidelity, and Grief

katsusho_'s review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

It's alright, the writing is simple to get through and the stories are fairly interesting. Good for a quick read, though I find that there's nothing too remarkable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Addiction

Moderate: Death

mtehan7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

sagenguyen's review against another edition

Much darker than anticipated. Since it's a collection of short stories, I felt no reason to push myself to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

evelinagallagher's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Murder

cameeroo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Grief