Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Violeta by Isabel Allende

15 reviews

nataliect13's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content and War

Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

internationalreads's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

vchetty's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book has many trigger warnings but it is beautifully written and got me out of a reading slump. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, and War

sib_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder and Abortion

annalucy29's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol