Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

12 reviews

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

kaylaannsreads's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Moderate: Murder, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

espressoreader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

Interesting take on how Heaven works.  Definitely a secular view on heaven.  The story was interesting.

Author like the sound of Len, Lindsey, and Lynn, quite a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Pedophilia, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Self harm and Stalking

aliciamarvinetz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Murder, Rape, Child death, Death, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Animal death, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

jazzjhg's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

reader_9092's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol and Animal death

mallory10100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

god this was so sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Medical content, Child death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Self harm

wow 😭😭😭

yeuniversse's review

emotional 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: Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Alcohol, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death

mandi4886's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Sexual content, Gore, Mental illness, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Torture, Bullying, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Minor: Lesbophobia, Dementia, and Adult/minor relationship

mollyhood's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol