Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson

5 reviews

ramreads5's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Death, Drug use, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

brooketreads's review

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

Just know that this is not a happy story. As a mother (with a teen boy), this was heart wrenching. I had to read this slowly in pieces, and I honestly felt stressed reading it and nearly DNFed. This story is so raw, and at times weird and dark (the dog scene 😤). There was a hauntingly beautiful line about when people die the others are left to live with the burdened of the inescapable. The scene where Sequoyah goes to visit his mom was so incredibly sad. She told him he wouldn’t visit her in the future😣. I did find some of the situations/ scenes uncomfortable (the sexualization element because the character is young - but yes I understand it’s realistic).

This book deals with hard topics surrounding alcoholism and foster care from the Indigenous perspective.

Author Brandon Hobson is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation Tribe of Oklahoma.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Mental illness, and Sexual content

There’s also discussion of negative and post I’ve foster care experiences as well as a parent incarcerated.

jgwags's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Pedophilia, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

ruffian23's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Alcoholism, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

suzyreadsbooks's review

DNF @ 30% - I might return to this at some point, but I need a break after a really jarring description of fantasized sexual violence. if I pick it back up, I’ll try the physical book rather than audio. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Violence

Minor: Suicide