Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

42 reviews

atalea's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

ravenstag6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Fantastic book. Explores the mental consequences of committing a major crime. Would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence

sendnunes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

rallsley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Deportation

shibbie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

The downward spiral of a poor student was relatable.  I enjoyed my time (mostly).

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

samitdhull's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

bilbili's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism

mary_catherine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

oogityboogity's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Superb writing and love reflective books but the epilogue felt slightly unnecessary 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Alcohol