Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

5 reviews

marensorber's review against another edition

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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Racism, Alcohol, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bookish_5280's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

This book started off incredibly. I love the first 100-150 pages or so. And then, a whole bunch of problematic elements appear (

pedophilia, incest, etc) as well as blatant racism. I can appreciate the role of some of these elements in other books (not racism, to be clear), such as pedophilia or incest,  and they appear as main themes in books that I love. But my problem with this book, in contrast to ones like Lolita or The Color Purple, is that there is not enough focus on the childhood trauma (I think there is one main chapter that discusses it).

I just thought that it could have been much more emotionally affecting and beautiful on a deeper level. I see the potential appeal, but even with the ending (which I did like), it is still not going to go on my favorites list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, and Incest

Moderate: Alcohol and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse

maddalenacesco's review against another edition

reflective fast-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

mr dick diver living up to his name

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Ableism, Racism, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Cursing, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Medical content, and Sexual content

fishbones's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Suicide

sarah3755's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Infidelity, Incest, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Murder