Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

306 reviews

aubrea27h's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was almost too dark for me to finish. I was incredibly uncomfortable when the main character started doing drugs with her 13 y/o sister. The author definitely meant for us to be uncomfortable but I was on the verge of not finishing the book over it and how much it made me dislike Camille.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Addiction, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

honeymoonleo's review against another edition

1.0

boring, predictable. weirdly detailed descriptions of a 13 year old girls body and constantly comparing it to a woman’s body. use of a slur against trans people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

bethaniell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

Everyone in this story is so disturbed (positive for the thriller). Heads up, though the violence to the victims but especially self harm is very graphic. If you have triggers about self harm especially cutting, please take that seriously into consideration before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Murder, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Eating disorder, Misogyny, Bullying, Incest, Torture, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders

floweratmyfeet's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Vomit, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Rape and Violence

beverytender's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Suicide

tessalort'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Mental illness, and Self harm

jader30's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

2.75

This book reads like a murder drama Netflix show.

While it was certainly a page turner, I can't say I particularly liked it. This book uses every possible opportunity to insert drama into the plot to an absurd degree. The characters are melodramatic and at times unbelievable. The amount of trigger warnings needed for this book also seems like it just unnecessarily alienates a lot of readers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Self harm, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

swampgrandma's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Self harm

ellemwan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Vomit, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Drug use, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism