Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father by Augusten Burroughs

3 reviews

ketamineio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

this book made me want to throw up . it was like reading about my own dad. i hope Burroughs is doing far far better now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

pantswithpockets's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

If you’re not listening to the audiobook, you’re severely missing out. Read by the author and featuring songs made specifically for the book, this deeply shocking and sad novel resonates deeper when you can hear the pain in Augustin’s voice as he recalls his darkest and likely most painful memories. Not for the faint of heart, and hard to read at many points, A Wolf At The Table is beautifully written and shows more serious side of Burroughs’ writing style that doesn’t lean on his classic humor, and shines a light on the excruciating and terrifying abuse he faced in his childhood.

TW: Abuse, graphic description of SA in chapter 18, alcohol abuse, mental manipulation, possibly implied CSA, general terror, fear, and homicide mentions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

v171's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

I have read several books by the author in the past, and have really enjoyed his work. I knew his talent lay in memoirs, and I had heard that this was slight deviation from his other works. That didn't prepare me for this utterly shocking recollection of a childhood filled with trauma and horror. I can't image the sheer terror that Burroughs dealt with every day in his most formative years, and how he pushed through the difficulties that obviously followed him into adulthood. It was heartbreaking but very powerful in the way that the stories were constructed. I didn't walk away from this book with feelings of anger or horror. Just a profound sadness for the love that Burroughs was deprived. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Chronic illness, Gun violence, and Car accident