Reviews tagging 'Death'

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

10 reviews

alexaamackie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Death and Emotional abuse

evandaniel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A wonderful reminder of perseverance and hope. Very honest and raw, Jesse’s story hits the hardest for me when he experiences profound loss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Colonisation, Cursing, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Alcoholism

Minor: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Grief, Toxic friendship, Blood, Cancer, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

amandasiino's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death, Alcoholism, Excrement, Drug abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation

cemeterygay's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

I can't add much more other than it was an incredibly emotional read. If you're in the right emotional headspace I would absolutely recommend reading it. Especially if you are native, I would recommend taking care of yourself while reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Bullying

annabunce's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment

ladev12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Xenophobia

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.5

I don't even have words to describe all of the emotions and thoughts that I have inside me from reading this book.
This is such a poignant, raw, and honest memoir. Jesse recounts truly traumatic and difficult times in his life, at times difficult to read - which left me reeling with the reality that he had lived all of this, that there are people living experiences like these even now.

Thistle recounted all of his lived experiences so incredibly well. There were small elements of dark humour, that shocked me when I had a little laugh in such a serious narrative. But I also cried at a few parts of his story, my heart hurting with his. It is such an important story and I am so glad I read his story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Death of a grandparent

sunsetcity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

bretagnereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Bullying, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Excrement, and Domestic abuse