Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

17 reviews

waqupi's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Sexism, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and War

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

reflective slow-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? Yes

3.25

Still don't know what exactly to say about this book, but it was an interesting exploration of the implications of how different societies both shape and are shaped by the people who participate in them.
I'm gonna ruminate on it for a little bit and then later do a more thorough review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Excrement, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Vomit, and Miscarriage

There is an explicit rape scene in this book.

the protagonist drunkenly rapes someone.

petty_anthropology's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Classism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Death, Bullying, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexism, Confinement, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicidal thoughts

evelphysicist's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Classism, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, and War

jadelaporte's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Someday I may have words to describe what this book made me feel, but I'm still digesting. Maybe I'll be digesting it my whole life. In any case, it's amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Police brutality, Gore, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol

livimarymal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Sexism

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment

gilnean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Medical content, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, Confinement, and Bullying

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Cursing, Murder, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, War, Mass/school shootings, and Police brutality

Minor: Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child death, Colonisation, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

awrathall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Le Guin’s work never ceases to amaze me. This book is unlike anything I’ve ever read, deeply fantastical and deeply human in equal parts. Highly highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Classism, Alcohol, War, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

maithaalfalasi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence, Classism, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Injury/Injury detail

adeepermystery's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

I would have given five stars but I dislike being dropped into the action and then flashing forward and backward in time with no help from the author. It took me out of my immersion in the book. I felt the same way about Left Hand of Darkness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Alcohol, and Confinement

Moderate: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexism, Xenophobia, Classism, and Bullying

Minor: Miscarriage