Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

4 reviews

snielsen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

storyorc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

The time travelling aspects are a trove of surprises, and a touch of existential horror, as the author demonstrates the butterfly effect over and over. The mechanics behind it were also quite carefully thought out, which made for a satisfying time of trying anticipate what would happen (I don't consider the fact that I guessed the twist a bad thing). The ships, exoplanet, and protocols surrounding time travel were just cool.

The characters were where I struggled. Brock was my favourite for the range and competence he displayed and a few other had their moments -

Moss with herself on the tree or the Courtney hologram, Petal/Vivian turning into a detective, Nicole flipping the script on Moss

- but for the most part they seemed thin or more tools of the plot than people. This may have been exaggerated by the multiverse element of the plot which can make anything start to feel pointless if you're not careful. 

It was also neat to see a protagonist with one leg navigate both daily life and physically demanding situations in a way that was neither completely unaffected nor completely helpless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Ableism and Misogyny

teaandtales1's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

Really great book until the last 5 pages. The ending truly ruined a fantastic story and I'm real mad about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism

mlewis's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War