Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

20 reviews

joe_dmh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

mkwheelock's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage and War

loujanae's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

2.0

There were some bits in here that I really loved. One chapter blew me away. And a dozen sentences felt like love notes just for me.
But overall, either some litfic is just a bit too much up its own ass for my tastes or... This wasn't that good. Maybe both. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

juliabristow's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm glad I read this for a book club because I think I need to talk about it to unpack what the hell happened but I'm excited to do so. This also should be required reading for anyone who wants to use the phrase "unreliable narrator." Very reminiscent to me of We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, I found myself comparing the main characters super frequently 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Alcohol

kairhone's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and War

mobu's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

a spare, lyrical fairytale of a book, atmospheric and ambiguous. i usually love this type of book, but i just could not get into this one and had to read it in spurts over several months. beautiful prose, though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

martian_anthropologist's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I wish I’d had time to read this book in one sitting and relish it. It’s so removed yet so immersed in its own culture and environment to the point of completely capturing small town life and isolation, and the story takes so many twists and turns

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

gothbaby's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is a hauntingly poetic exploration of grief. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

jbellomy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief