Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

40 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-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

3.5

A book about grief and the ways that we learn that the people we loved aren’t always who we thought they were. A tough read that was slow to start but ended beautifully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, and Terminal illness

dododenise's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This was strikingly beautiful. I didn’t expect to be taken by it like I did. The book masterfully took me along the journey of Marin’s emotions and I could feel so much with her.
The characters and their relationships were incredibly thought through and every detail seemed to work together. I’m so impressed by the execution of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ceeshay's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

aimnorth's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Cancer, and Death

Minor: Alcohol

luananki's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

this book pulled me in and kept me there. i enjoyed how short it is, i liked the writing, the characters and how the story unfolded itself. 
it’s sad and i definitely lost a tear or two, i’m very happy i finally decided to give it a go

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide and Alcohol

kalinczi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, and Cancer

Minor: Death of parent

decie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

3.75

i have no idea how to rate this. it's beautifully written but unrelentingly sad. even the happy parts are sad. I didn't enjoy it, but DAMN. wasn't in the mood to sob. if you are, this is your book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Death, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

trashboatwinter's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol

marleysclassics's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Ich habe dieses Buch innerhalb eines Tages gelesen. Der Schreibstil ist einfach und man fliegt somit schnell durch die Seiten. Dennoch gibt es auch eine gewisse Poetik, die mich allerdings nicht wirklich berühren konnte. Dasselbe gilt wohl auch für die Emotionen, besonders die Einsamkeit, die das Zentrum der Geschichte bildet. Ich mochte die Protagonistin, ich mochte die meisten Nebencharaktere und ich mochte die Handlung im Großen und Ganzen. Was ich dem Buch außerdem zu Gute halte, ist, dass die enthaltene Liebesgeschichte zwar nicht die Haupthandlung darstellt, jedoch auch nicht wirkt, als hätte man sie unnötigerweise hineingequetscht, wie das in meinen Augen oft der Fall ist. Trotzdem konnte mich die Geschichte emotional nicht wirklich berühren, Gefühle werden zwar beschrieben, kamen allerdings bei mir nicht richtig rüber. Letztlich würde ich das Buch als durchschnittlich bezeichnen, hätte ich es mit dreizehn oder vierzehn gelesen, wäre das vielleicht anders.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol