Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe

4 reviews

domivatangelo's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide, Body shaming, Mental illness, Rape, Vomit, Ableism, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Abandonment

Minor: Transphobia

frankahilde's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is the type of book where the ending completely changes the way I look at the story. Now looking back the book is really about finally growing up and taking accountability. The main character is really despicable but the problem is that you can still kind of understand why he acts the way he does. His wife deserves SO much better though, I mean we don’t even get to know her name…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Rape, Addiction, Deportation, Sexual violence, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Grief, Sexual assault, and Vomit

thebearnest's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child death, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion, Body horror, Sexual violence, Body shaming, and Medical content

Minor: Rape and Vomit

novelyon's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Cursing, Death, and Transphobia

Minor: Pregnancy