Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace

3 reviews

gawdz0rz's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

claire doesn’t have much of a personality beyond hating everyone, and literally every other character is empty and unlikeable. the advertised (dry) humor in the book isn’t really there, either, but instead feels extremely underwhelming and is presented as the internal monologue of a clearly neurodivergent person, but i did exhale through my nose a few times, if that counts. the story was pretty unique in an american psycho/dexter kind of way with a lot of good twists, so it has that going for it. 

i dunno, i had much higher hopes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Racism, Death of parent, Animal death, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

cleiva21's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Addiction, Confinement, Dementia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Infertility

gabi_tron's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Body horror, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Torture, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Alcoholism