Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris

11 reviews

tecknicolour's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective

2.5

This is definitely not Sedaris' best work. A good chunk of the chapters were more like a bitter man complaining than the usual funny writing I expect from Sedaris. His takes on the BLM movement and the labour shortage just sound ignorant and uninformed. Though, there are a few great chapters in there. I listened to the audiobook, read by Sedaris himself. No one can deny his delivery of his work is excellent so I will commend him for that. The chapters that weren't good definitely made listening to this book a little longer than the others, but the good chapters had me busting out in laughter whilst doing work and chores. Definitely got some funny looks from my coworkers/fiancé.

I wouldn't pay for this book, but getting it from the library was worth it overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Gun violence, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mass/school shootings, Incest, and Grief

Moderate: Police brutality, Fatphobia, Suicide, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Violence, and Transphobia

butlerebecca's review

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Death, Death of parent, Incest, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide

sara_bera's review

funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Outing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, and Suicide

kaimetcalfe's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Child abuse, Classism, Pedophilia, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Excrement, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

radfordmanor's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Mental illness, Racism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting

jchinzi's review

dark funny reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Death

Minor: Pedophilia, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Grief, Fatphobia, Drug use, and Alcohol

madfern's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.75

The stories about

abuse from his father are troubling and the nebulous language used here around something so vulnerable comes across as something his family hasn’t quite processed. I’m 30 years younger so there is definitely a generational gap on how to address this issues  (which he does name, to his credit). Naming the thing is difficult but it’s troubling when a writer can’t name it for themselves.

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I enjoyed some of the book with his signature wit and always appreciate his thought process , however the stories about his lack of COVID precautions and BLM are too out of touch for my taste. I don’t want to deny anyone of their success but Sedaris is a celebrity and you won’t be able to forget it in these writings. He didn’t sing “ Imagine” at us, but it invokes the same feelings. 

A heartbreaking read all around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Classism, Child abuse, Incest, Ableism, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

lyssachap's review

2.75

Sadly, not my favorite Sedaris book. Really didn’t love the way he spoke about his sister’s accusations against their dad while also sharing deeply disturbing creepy stories about his father that would validate his sister’s claims. This was just not it for me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

nelsoneng's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

joyfulfoodie's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

Not marking as spoilers because all that was on the book jacket/summary. If you skip those, than skip my review.

This book had moments for me. There were lines I loved and morals of the story I related to. But mostly I found the topics of this set of essays to be depressing. I found that while I understood most of Sedaris’ comments about life during COVID lockdown, it wasn’t something I really enjoyed reading about. Hearing about the final days with a possibly abusing father wasn’t a hoot for me either. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Bullying, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Excrement