Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People by Tracy Kidder

11 reviews

pbruce593's review

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Suicide, Alcoholism, Classism, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, and Violence

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Death

michimiya's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Another great read by Tracy Kidder himself! This nonfiction narrative talks about Dr. Jim O'Connell and his medical journey as a doctor and caretaker who creates a program and community of (medical) care, specializing in treating and looking after the homeless population in Boston and includes stories and anecdotes from some of the patients he saw and cared for. I liked how this novel was told from Kidder's perspective as he followed/shadowed Dr. O'Connell over the span of a few years, although at some points it got a bit confusing on if it was either Dr. O'Connell or Kidder himself that was speaking. I felt that this was an eye opening read about not only the prevalence of homelessness in america, but also the implicit biases and injustices that those who are considered "homeless" face in healthcare as well as within society due to its systematic structure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Blood, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia

chloesnotscared's review

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Drug use

Minor: Rape, Grief, and Pedophilia

laurasullivan's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Abandonment, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Blood, Death, and Confinement

amanda884's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Animal death, Gun violence, and Murder

hopbj's review

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

This book takes the topic of homelessness under a microscope by focusing on individual stories about homeless people this doctor met. I had a hard time getting myself engaged with any of the stories or getting myself to like the characters. I think a more broad big picture story about homelessness in Boston would have been more interesting to me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm, Grief, Medical content, Rape, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

mraddant's review

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

bendercath's review

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This book reveals so many aspects of the people who struggle with homelessness in our country. As someone who works with this population, I found the observations and insights very validating of what I have seen and experienced. I appreciated the commentary on social and political policy. It did get a bit tedious with overly detailed descriptions of some rough sleepers’ medical conditions and actions. Overall, an excellent book that leaves me with much to ponder and consider. Thank you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Medical content, Classism, and Drug use

scarlett_f's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Addiction, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Medical trauma, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Violence