Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

98 reviews

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

I didn't care for *any* of the characters except Large Marge so I've had trouble sticking with the book. 
Maybe I'll pick it back up in the future 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Sexual content

suzquinn97's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

gpfot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Another amazing story from Kristin Hannah. She has a way of telling stories that leave you completely enthralled and captivated the entire time. I felt like I knew Lenny and her family by the end of the story. I would recommend to anyone interested in any of Kirstin’s novels. She is a very talented writer. I felt like I was in Alaska - experiencing the story with the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

veronica214's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Lenora moves to Alaska on a whim with her mom and dad. Moving to Alaska unprepared is basically a death sentence, especially if your dad is an unstable Vietnam veteran with severe PTSD from being a POW. When humans and nature can be equally dangerous, it makes for a tense story. 

I'd recommend this for readers who liked Where the Crawdads Sing. It's set in a secluded environment, features toxic parents, and two protagonists are teenagers in love. For a similar book that's more on the thriller side, I'd recommend These Silent Woods by  Kimi Cunningham Grant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

annakinsky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I love the description of Alaska, and how they lived and learned to survive there, makes me want to just go there and explore be one of the "tourist". I gave it only a 3.5, though, because I find some parts of the story cumbersome and unnecessary already. I almost DNF when the chief Curt arrested her, although I kind of knew it already.. so some parts are also predictable. It's also forced to be complicated and have some events that were too unrealistic for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

hannah_wilson315's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

This was an incredible book. I loved learning about Alaska in the 70’s and 80’s. There was so much depth in the book. Romance, friendship, community, education, adventure, family dynamics, young love, mental health, injustice… the list goes on and on. All of these were perfectly told and woven together. I couldn’t recommend this read enough! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy

nc_unknown_user's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

steviesnow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

paperbacksandsketchbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

INFINITE STARS.
This book completely broke me, made me angry, made me hopeful, made me sad..... and I loved every minute of it.
Books that can get such raw emotions out of me are my favorite kinds of books. I found myself lost in the story, losing track of time. The setting of Alaska is so unique, and it was the best setting the author could have chosen for the story.
The Allbright family is broken but doesn't want to admit it.

Cora's relationship with her husband is toxic. He's abusive and manipulative. She keeps running back to him, saying she loves him. But she loves the man he was before the Vietnam War.

Ernt Allbright is a POW from the Vietnam War. He is suffering from PTSD - although in 1974, they didn't know it yet. They move to Alaska from Seattle for a fresh start.... or so they think.
This story is told from the POV of Leni Allbright - Cora and Ernt's daughter. We get to see the toxicity of her parents' relationship through her eyes, and it will break your heart. But we also get to see Leni grow up and take life head-on. She's amazing and strong, and I am proud of her.
This story is whirlwind. It's an adventure. It's so much more than the depiction of a toxic relationship - it's about found family. There are lessons to be learned from reading this book. 
If you've been putting off this book... stop it. You need to read it now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death