Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

78 reviews

bealittlebrave's review

challenging dark inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Bullying, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Death, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

sarakt's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Rape

fmpereira's review

emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I really struggled with what rating I should give this book.
Don’t think I even felt so extreme reactions as I felt on this book to the point that at times I had to put it down because I was feeling enraged. 
Such a sad tense story. I can’t understand how people so smart can let their children who they clearly love, suffer so much. Addictions are a hell of of a bitch but shouldn’t let your kids be hungry, cold or abused like this.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

microbemom's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book was equal part frustrating and fascinating!  Look at the content warnings before reading! Amazing memoir.

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Content Warnings

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

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

"...dancing along the boarder between turbulence and order."

The parental subject matters of this memoir are unlike anything I have ever read. The only way I can possibly describe Rose Mary and Rex are a cross between granola hippies and conservative hillbillies. This book had my emotions constantly at war - one second this family would be resilient and heartfelt, the next selfish and damaging. What a true, raw look at the complexities of humans, love, family, and growth. I highly recommend listening to Jeannette read this book as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Trafficking, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Body shaming, and Terminal illness

melancholymegs's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Gun violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Blood, Infidelity, Child death, and Grief

readingpicnic's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Sexual assault, Incest, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia

ginnygaleclaire's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

taylorlanxon's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Bullying, Addiction, Genocide, Emotional abuse, and Incest

jillianlovesbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

this book was a ROLLERCOASTER. i honestly hated it until the very end, not because the writing was bad, i loved the writing, but just because the story just kept on getting worse and worse until the last 70 pages or so when I finally enjoyed reading it. Honestly even tho it was such an emotional read, i think everyone should give it it a try

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Content Warnings

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