Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Eternal Return of Clara Hart by Louise Finch

7 reviews

oliviaisgreen's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Really good. Each day was pretty different, although they did blend together after a while. The build up wasn’t great. Like yeah the twist had some shock factor and was done well, I just feel like something was missing.

Maybe I just wanted Spence to end up a hero tho. I thought that’s kinda where everything was going. I also think it was weird Worm and Spence stopped being friends, but I guess Worm doesn’t remember their little heart to heart.

 
I also wish we got to spend more time with characters other than Spence, Clara and Anthony. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

filuipa's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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

This was really uncomfortable to read, mostly because I think it did a good job in portraying toxic masculinity, locker room talk and all kinds of those haunting things in high school context. It was very unexpected the turns and actions of some characters when I started reading just for the fondness of groundhog day kind of plots. I won't rate this for now as I need time to digest and recover the nausea I had at some parts. The ending was really good and I felt like it did justice as best it could.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

anj's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Sexism, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

kell_xavi's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

yungblonde's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, and Blood

sammykat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

A groundhog day style storyline where main character James relives the anniversary of his mother's death on loop while learning secrets about his class mates and trying to change the day.
With sad and upsetting parts, more wholesome parts, and some very bare and honest parts, the book was a good mix of YA, coming of age, and sci fi/philosophy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

charlotteslibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book presents such a difficult topic so effectively, and it unravels in such a well-crafted way. An important book for both young adults and adults, whether you relate to the themes of the novel or not.

There’s also some beautiful discussion of death and grief, which added another layer to the novel and it’s characters. 

A thought provoking and heart wrenching read, highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment