Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

8 reviews

unhingedreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Fatphobia, and Alcoholism

xaugust's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity and Alcoholism

chandra_kiran's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Amazing book, but PLEASE read content warnings before starting this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

bookishhollow's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism

samanthadanis's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

madisonkray21's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I really really really did not like most of this book. I found the main character, Lia, unlikeable at best and overly selfish at worst, but as the book wore on I think I could understand her better. (It does seem kind of insensitive that I didn’t like her but eh) I feel like this is a book that certain people should be very careful about and others shouldn’t even read, because despite its bringing to light a very important issue, it does so I a way that is what I assume would be problematic ally triggering for someone going through that same issue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Death, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Medical content, Self harm, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Vomit

Moderate: Car accident

jay_fountain's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I think this book is beautifully written and kept me interested. it was extremely emotion and hits close to home for a wide range of people. it lets you in on the brain of a person with anorexia nervosa. however it can be very triggering for some people, if you get triggered by eating disorders or self harm i wouldn’t recommend  this book to you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Self harm and Alcoholism

ninaaaaa's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, and Toxic friendship