Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

21 reviews

jpolito's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

syrah78's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I had a shorter time frame to read this than I would have liked and I have already seen the movie which didn't help because I knew everything that was going to happen. I didn't always appreciate the amount of detail that went into each character, but it was nice in terms of their lack of appearance in the movie. I didn't love the book by any means, it was very anti-women and quite racist. However, for a piece of it's time after reading the afterward, I can see why it is so famous. It is a society within our society and while it is fiction it partly comes from truth and could potentially truly happen. I feel like it gives the reader a lot to think about especially in terms of ethics. The great Don was like a more criminal robin hood. I really enjoyed the ending of this book. I think that it truly shows how the Don may have control over almost anything except one of the most sacred things - his soul - which it is questionable if it is still redeemable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

I had a shorter time frame to read this than I would have liked and I have already seen the movie which didn't help because I knew everything that was going to happen. I didn't always appreciate the amount of detail that went into each character, but it was nice in terms of their lack of appearance in the movie. I didn't love the book by any means, it was very anti-women and quite racist. However, for a piece of it's time after reading the afterward, I can see why it is so famous. It is a society within our society and while it is fiction it partly comes from truth and could potentially truly happen. I feel like it gives the reader a lot to think about especially in terms of ethics. The great Don was like a more criminal robin hood. I really enjoyed the ending of this book. I think that it truly shows how the Don may have control over almost anything except one of the most sacred things - his soul - which it is questionable if it is still redeemable.

greenan26's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Abortion

zacharius's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

great additional detail/back story of characters the movies didnt go into (i now understand why Luca Brasi was seen in the light he was), along with other characters like johnny fontaine. 

it sometimes felt mario got a little too into describing the bad behaviors that were considered the norm (i lost track of the amount of times a partner was smacked around among other things), but it definitely makes it feel on the nose for what most americans envision the mob to be like thanks to this book and its movie adaptation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Racism

somebodys_fool's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

samitdhull's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, and Death of parent

soph_mills's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kellsbells17's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Murder

falibat's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Abortion

Minor: Alcoholism

verpissdich's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.75

The book derives it's intrigue almost entirely from the implicit intrigue of the Mafia. The plot is weak, and does not have a compelling hook. The numerous subplots are sometimes tied together in a compelling way but sometimes left as loose threads, leaving the reader to wonder why they were introduced in the first place.

Johnny Fontanes story comes to mind as largely superfluous, and Jules the doctor has an extensive introduction but basically does nothing

It is merely a chronical of a fictional Mafia over the span of a decade. It is often overly and unnecessarily sexual. The plot is not compelling because tensions are usually resolved very quickly. Each "book" within the book reads as its own distinct story which unfortunately kills the overall flow and intrigue of the whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse