Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

15 reviews

wytherwytch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

Really enjoyed this book. The whole things with words disappearing was a little weird but I still really enjoyed it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Alcohol

veronica0mcdougall's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

sestout's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

penofpossibilities's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Genocide, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Lesbophobia

kamikakushi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, and Alcohol

sprucewillow's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Animal death and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

miciahsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

characters - 1
worldbuilding - .75
plot - .75
enjoyment - .75
writing - 1

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

emsim's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Dementia, Trafficking, and Alcohol

jaylee_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and War