Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

16 reviews

agw622's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This is a fine read to see where pirate stories really came from. The wording and tone make it feel slower than a modern book of same plot. There is not much charecter development of any kind, and you can see how this spawned several clichés.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Slavery, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

yaminagabe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Murder, and War

kjm_x's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

jakessrn's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

the_night_reader_'s review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jessy4550's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting

keya_caivalur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Slavery, Torture, Grief, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

saliwali's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness

prinsessenora4's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Really exciting! Pirates, treasure hunt, fighting, mutiny, and loads of rum - this was an epic adventure :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rcsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

Read aloud for bedtime.  I quite liked it but the children thought it long and boring and Tabby actively hated it.
There was some racist language I had to edit as I read, including the N word. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail