Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

5 reviews

seagullsaga's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Animal death, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Alcohol

bugfriend's review

dark emotional sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Blood, Body horror, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Self harm, Grief, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny

Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Animal death, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement and Alcohol

thefearlessfrock's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is extraordinary but I still feel something's missing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

It's really heavy.

kaiulanilee's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Ableism

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lycheejelly's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Blood, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Alcoholism, Cursing, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture