Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

28 reviews

efratmaor's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, and Infertility

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Car accident, and Cancer

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

kirip's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Suicide, Cancer, and Death of parent

emma_sky's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, and Terminal illness

Minor: Death of parent, Infertility, Miscarriage, Cancer, Suicide, and Vomit

motherofpearly's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

This book started out wonderfully and then fell flat. It jumped through time too quickly before some of the characters and relationships were developed enough. I wanted to learn more about Maya. Other than the fact that she liked reading, we didn’t learn much about her. Certain important plot lines were inserted carelessly and then forgotten about. Also I was frustrated with Ismay, who was an unlikeable, minor character with no personal development.

What she did to AJ and Maya was horrible, and there was never any ramifications for her behavior.  For some reason she ended up being a big part of the plot twist. She definitely should not have had such a happy ending

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Miscarriage, Death, Abandonment, Cancer, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol

marysea's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Abandonment, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Moderate: Grief and Car accident

dazzy's review

lighthearted 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

4.0

Cosy read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, Abandonment, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use

quasinaut's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

Sometimes heart wrenching, often funny, occasionally profound with such quotes as "He is too young to like so little" and "In the end, we are collected works."

It mostly worked for me that most of the time it was A.J.'s POV, but sometimes we saw from Ismay or Lambiase or Amelia - but honestly, these moments with other characters just made me want more from them (and perhaps less from A.J. especially when he was at his prickliest). And yet the book also underscored that even the prickliest amongst us needs to find their people, their friends and chosen family. 

I briefly started this book a few years ago and bounced off of it, but I'm glad to have read and finished it now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Car accident, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

rachel101's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Vomit, Infidelity, Abandonment, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Alcohol, Car accident, and Cancer

transfluff's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Alcohol, Suicide, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Car accident, Vomit, Death, and Alcoholism

ed_w's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

Lovely, quick read. Really enjoyed the characters, zest, and human-ness. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Terminal illness, Death, Chronic illness, Car accident, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Drug use