Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs

10 reviews

emalderwood's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I've read later books from Reichs and it was interesting to see how much her writing has developed since this first Temperance Brennan novel. I found the prose sometimes a little clunky and over stated, but all in all it kept steady suspense throughout and kept me reading. Brennan's idioisms and thoughts were distinctly her, making her a compelling and believable voice as the main character. I also loved the detail of her work as a science geek but could definitely see it being a bit too expositiony for some. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Gore, Blood, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Stalking, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

firstfloorppl's review

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Stalking, Gore, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Child death, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Forced institutionalization

cat12345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Murder, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Grief, Child death, Cursing, Rape, and Alcoholism

Minor: Transphobia, War, Infidelity, Sexism, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Abortion, Homophobia, Infertility, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Vomit

kelreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Murder

kazofbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

Lovely book. A bit technically but then again the author does the job of the character so that’s to be expected. The French Canadian is a bit difficult to follow at times but still a good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Confinement

reade's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Death, Body horror, Blood, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Rape

brookeshelby's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Some plot lines were definitely unnecessary, it felt like there were a few loose ends, but still a fun mystery to follow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, and Pedophilia

crystalisreading's review

dark sad tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Despite high hopes at the time, I just didn't enjoy this book.  I found it dry and dark and violent. Dr. Brennan is an older alcoholic forensics doctor, with a messy divorce and a teenage daughter. I didn't particularly care for the supporting characters either. The concept and setting seemed clever and original at the time, but it ended up not working for me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism

annssister's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Murder, and Gore

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Emotional abuse