Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Glass Houses by Louise Penny

3 reviews

mayab56's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

In the audiobook it was sometimes difficult to tell when the narrative moved between past and present storylines within a chapter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

wandering_canuck's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Number 13 of the Inspector Gamache series did not disappoint. As always, Penny does a great job of weaving historical facts together with her fictional tales. The main characters are still the main draw for me. Over time they have become like real people to me. 

It took me.longer than usual to get through this one. This is not a reflection on the book, but rather on how busy life is. Mysteries are best consumed in short order, so I felt a little disconnected from this tale. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Trafficking

Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail