Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Making It So by Patrick Stewart

28 reviews

hocuscrocus's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.5

Like a lot of other reviewers, I was disappointed to hear some of the details about Patrick Stewart's personal relationships and I do see him differently as a result. While listening to this book I said, half in jest, to friends: "don't meet your heroes and don't read their memoirs." I found this more true as the book went on.

All that being said, I loved listening to this book. Patrick Stewart is as genial and engaging as he ever was. It felt like listening to a story from an old friend or family member. I do wish there had been more about Trek, but Sir Patrick made it so clear that he wished for separation from Picard and Trek as a whole that it wasn't surprising.

Overall it kept me engaged and I did enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

fiona_gs's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Love listening to Patrick Stewart reading this, yes you can hear his age come through but what an interesting life he has. The pace can be slow in parts but you want to laugh and cry in all the right moments. Well worth listening or some cases reading of this book (though the audio book has extras).

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

music_teacher's review

informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

A fascinating look at the life of Sir Patrick Stewart. Well worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Infidelity, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death

barefootsong's review

informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Infidelity and Death of parent

grey_jayne's review

funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

This memoir is quality and I highly recommend the audiobook, read by Sir Patrick Stewart himself and he acts out so many bits and does all the voices, it's gotta be the superior version.

There are many years to cover but at 19 hours, this is probably the longest memoir I've read. At a certain point, some of the theater stuff begins to blur together. With Stewart reading, it was all part of the fun but I would have found those sections harder to get through in print.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

author2223's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death

Minor: Bullying

tguccione's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent and Pandemic/Epidemic

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Classism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Animal death

Moderate: Misogyny, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Racial slurs