Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Una educación by Tara Westover

17 reviews

booksoversecondbreakfast's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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I share so much of my story with this author. We have so many shared experiences and I had never heard those experiences expressed so clearly until I read this book. She made me feel like I was there beside her throughout her life and she summarized the main points she was making very thoroughly. I really liked this book, and subtract a quarter of a star only because of how negatively she cast a light towards being uneducated. It made me feel a bit too uncomfortable how angry she was, but I remain understanding of it due to the fact that she has been through so much. There were so many quoteworthy parts to this book, however, and I expect it will be a book I come back to throughout my life. She shared so many great lessons and ways of seeing the world, and I'm really grateful for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, War

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Colonisation

bedwellbooks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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I loved this memoir. It reminded me of A Little Life, but the story was from a real person. It made me sad but also greatly aware of how religious trauma can affect a person or brainwash the masses. Education is not only a right but it is essential to those who only have access to information that is censored and warped. I would highly recommend to everyone!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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this was such a powerful read. tara’s writing is so beautiful and reflective. 

i can’t imagine myself rereading, but maybe ☑️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

magikskydad's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident

aspvisualarts's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

maya_reads_books's review against another edition

2.25

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

glammster's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism

Minor: Gun violence