Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

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

23 reviews

baytamax's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Addiction

Minor: War

isleoflinds's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Physical abuse, Ableism, Addiction, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Misogyny

angelasosh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.0

I didn’t know who J.D. Vance was before I started this book and had I known, I would’ve been more hesitant to listen to it. I listened to this as an audiobook and don’t think I would’ve been able to read a physical copy of it as I don’t believe the writing was all that fantastic. As a memoir of his childhood, the book is fine. But I personally felt his analysis of a culture in crisis was lacking; it felt kind of vague to me and i don’t feel he addressed the core of why some Appalachian families struggle the way they do. He analyzed his specific family but missed the mark on the culture as a whole. I won’t argue that his childhood wasn’t difficult, but I do feel he failed to acknowledge some of the privileges that did work to his advantage. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Bullying

lngoldstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

sophiejohn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence

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

asterius's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

Please read actual literature on the history of Appalachia if you want to understand the region, and not the warblings of a silicon valley millionaire upset with poor people for not having enough initiative.

While you're getting other books, read Hillbilly Reckoning, for thorough responses to this book by actual advocates and historians. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Ableism

bookishandjoyceful's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

annavonwillingh's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

rowandl's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

3.5

This book confronts the Appalachian opioid crisis, but it's a bit reductive. I don't believe it gives a full picture of the area. This is a memoir above all else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use