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aprilconnolly's review against another edition
4.0
Sometimes my problem with nonfiction is when things get tooooo real. The Glass Castle was an interesting and at times unbelievable life story- but that means it could also be unbelievable sad. The notion that people would raise their kids in this way, or rather not raise them in a lot of instances. The novel begins with a story of Jeannette's earliest memory, catching herself on fire while trying to boil hot dogs to eat. What three year old is using a stove, let alone unsupervised. This is the tip of the iceberg. Against all odds, this story, her story, has a relatively happy ending, but at what cost?
It was a powerful book, but I'm ready to go back into my fantasy worlds now.
Graphic: Alcoholism and Child abuse
Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
Minor: Domestic abuse and Mental illness
samlopez93's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death of parent
avasbookmark's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, and Physical abuse
fkshg8465's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury
microbemom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault
ginnygaleclaire's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Infidelity, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault
jillianlovesbooks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Racial slurs, Bullying, Vomit, Death, Child abuse, Addiction, and Murder
poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Medical content, Sexual assault, Addiction, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Cursing
nalirosey's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Child abuse, Bullying, Stalking, Violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Classism, and Incest
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
glutenfreemaggie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Excrement, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pregnancy, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Violence