Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Chelsea Girls by Eileen Myles

13 reviews

leadabird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lillymarieundine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Was very hard to read at times. Please be aware of potential triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Classism

mxawprince's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

Very unreletable to me. I liked the prose, but the contents were a bit cringey because I don't like dysfunctional, helpless, characters that are chaotic in a constantly sad and depressive way. It's described as a coming-of-age story, but it was super static; more navel-gazey than actually introspective.

MAJOR TW FOR THE "POPPONESSET" CHAPTER: graphic depiction of rape.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

sunxicarus's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

laraamaee's review against another edition

3.5

Perhaps the biggest advertisement for lesbian sex, coffee, cigarettes, drugs, & poetry I have ever seen

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug use

Minor: Rape

callmeamelia's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

morepeachyogurt's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.0

oh i was severely disappointed by this book. i was expecting a memoir that dived into life as a lesbian in the 60s but instead it was just 270 pages of her talking about getting drunk and fucking people. plus lots of racism and fat phobia which were off putting.

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Content Warnings

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

charla_t's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

bethsreading's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

worldsworstmilf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

Brutal and truthful, Eileen Myles documents her life simply and with extreme skill

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts