Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Homo sapienne by Niviaq Korneliussen

17 reviews

belovedsnail's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I would have appreciated this book more in my twenties. But it does not change that it is a smart meditation on youth, geography, sexuality and self-discovery.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol

dominic_t's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.0

I didn't like most of the characters, so that made it harder to read the book. I did enjoy seeing some events from the perspective of multiple characters. It's mostly about the internal life of these characters; there isn't much that happens in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest and Infidelity

baileyneal's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

tartanshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Outing

Minor: Incest, Rape, and Toxic friendship

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Medical content, and Outing

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

misty_kb's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Vomit, and Outing

Minor: Sexual assault

nefariousbee's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this was the first book Storygraph ever recommended me. that was almost three years ago. I needed something quick to get me back into reading mood so I finally picked it and then voilà, read a half of it before bedtime.
the stream of consciousness really did it for me. made this into a probe into the queer, young adult, Greenlandic experience, and I appreciate it so much for what it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

lidia7's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Outing, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

sabrinahughes's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Alcohol

illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

It was so easily readable, and I ran through the book so quickly. Each of the characters quickly pulled me in, and I was invested in their stories. However, it also kinda felt like an opening chapter to each of their stories. Like I want to know more. How it will continue. I want to explore their issues in greater depth. This really felt just too short and it just sort of skimmed the surface of it all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Xenophobia, Excrement, and Vomit