Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Name Sake by Jhumpa Lahiri

5 reviews

vireogirl's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.25

Very tangled in the nitty gritty of not belonging. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

tashtasher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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: Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

boogiebeez's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

CRYING 😭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying and Sexual content

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? No

5.0

Beautifully written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

angie99's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Lathered in beautiful words that will sweep you off your feet, The Namesake is a journey about Bengali-American Gogol Ganguli who struggles to accept his Russian first name and his Indian heritage laced in American culture. Through a series of pleasant and tragic events targeting the root of his insecurities, Gogol's uncomfortable disposition about himself, and his family's customs, captures the painful, yet liberating, human expedition to self-realization within a diverse, complicated world. I recommend this to anyone interested in immersing themselves in another culture and who is looking to enjoy well-written, round, realistic characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Infidelity, Racism, Death of parent, and Alcohol