Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

8 reviews

alliyyamo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative 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? Yes

4.0

This has me nostalgic for my friends that aren't currently in my orbit. Too real and ugh makes me feel old. Jane and Fiona felt very real to me and I'm sad I don't know what happens next in their lives.

I lack closure but it feels open like real life. The ending kind of felt rushed like we had this moment of almost confrontation that feels really out of nowhere and it happens in like the last 5 pages. Feels a bit too forced.

I wish it was a tad longer.

I feel like the last couple of decades of the characters were tiny glimpses that I didn't get to fully live in with the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Outing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Abortion, and Abandonment

Minor: Self harm

robinks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed reading through these little blips of Fiona & Jane’s lives, the ebbs and flows of their friendship over many years. I didn’t like that some of the stories seemed to be out of chronological order. Also, I sometimes could not understand Jane’s actions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Abortion

ceedy's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Outing

Minor: Alcoholism and Abortion

raphynette's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

devynhinds's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

alexmill's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

Minor: War

hayleyvharrington's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment, and Classism

haleysversion's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol