Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

15 reviews

belladeriso's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Infidelity, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Violence

emiliegilless's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This book is super amazing and insightful on the criminal justice system. It tought me a lot of things I did not know, while also reinforcing ideas I already had and adding historical context to much of what we see today.  Because these are true cases, it can be more triggering and hard to read, please check CW. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism and Torture

The torture warning refers to a true case that happened to someone being sentenced to death, so please know this!!

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, Excrement, Homophobia, Dementia, and Infidelity

Minor: Islamophobia, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

imprisonment, wrongful imprisonment, capital punishment

morganperks's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

raeannht's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Just Mercy is a compelling account of injustices in the criminal justice system, including racial prejudice and harsh sentencing for children. It includes literal jaw dropping stories and facts that read like a thriller but are not able to be enjoyed due to being the horrifying truth. It contains surprises and events that are criminally unsurprising.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Racism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Violence