Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

7 reviews

basil_plant's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Miscarriage

trynaread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

smashlier's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

rustmaiden's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Cursing, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

judereadsalot's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

noshelf_control's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Violence

askannakarenina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

2.0

I listened to J.D. Vance's narration of this book on Audible...I'm very conflicted about this book. On the one hand, Vance's narration of his own life experience is highly compelling, and he's tackling important and under-discussed issues from the position of a person who has lived through them. On the other hand, this book has faced a lot of criticism for placing the issues of Appalachia too much on the cultural habits of the people who live there, or for not placing enough blame on them. Vance is so proud of his own heritage, but so critical of that same culture, and I was in places quite angry with his tone or with the prescriptions he made. This book has been important in American political culture over the past few years, so I'm glad I read it, but I don't think it's something I will be revisiting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence