Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Rooms by Lauren Oliver

9 reviews

f10r3nc3777's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.25

At first, I wasn't very sure about this book. There was some imagery I didn't like, some things that made me a bit uncomfortable. I kept reading because it was like watching a train wreck - I couldn't look away and I wanted to know how it ended. But I realized along the way, that this is a book that focused on the ugly journey that is life. That not all stories are pretty, nor do they end happily. I did enjoy the ending in this book, and loved the twists. It was a hard read at some points, and I probably won't read it again. But I think it was a good book on how life really is at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and War

katara42's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Abortion

tm400's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

i enjoyed this book much more than i expected to! this is at its core a ghost story, but it also is a story about family relationships and secrets. i liked how the ghost pov chapters were written in first person while the living human chapters were written in third person. it really sent home the concept of the ghosts being the house & i appreciated that a lot! i love how emotional this book is, and (also controversially) i love when characters are just bad /or weird people & don’t have a redemption arc - and this book had that for me
i’m giving this book 4/5 stars ! really enjoyed this & recommend to those who like similar books !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

coymeld's review against another edition

dark medium-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

1.5

Touching passages about grief are ruined by the

anti-abortion

propaganda twist ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bookbug26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Unbelievable.
So many twists and turns, I'm genuinely speechless. 

Check the warnings please, other than that, what a strong story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

eviecheesepuff's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.25

Have you ever seen that British TV show “Ghosts”. That’s what I was expecting this book to be like. Turned out to be an underwhelming version of the same concept.

Basically, we find ourselves in different rooms of a house whose owner just passed. His kids and ex-wife come back to clean up and sell the house to the dismay of the ghosts who live in it. The rooms serve as a memory trigger as we learn what happened to all these characters when they were the ones inhabiting them.

I’m not sure how to explain why I did not enjoy this book. It felt like the author did not like her own characters. They all came across as gnarly and spend their time bickering constantly. There’s nothing to look forward to in the plot and I didn't really care about what happened to anyone because you don’t spend enough time with them. Even finding out the backstory of the ghosts was kind of boring. Probably won’t be picking up any other Lauren Oliver books anytime soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

caeliniscreepy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

2.5

Perfectly good, but not so much my cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

kristasorocks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Physical abuse, Blood, and Vomit

lifexlindsey's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

Ugh. Not my jam. Lots of unlikeable people making unlikeable choices while living in a house with unlikeable ghosts who did unlikeable things to become ghosts. 

Book club 2022

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt