Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

200 reviews

rileyyy02's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Had to read for class but actually enjoyed it. Very “make your life your own” sort of story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Classism, Abandonment, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

The moderate stuff is only what I can remember but I know there’s more. Don’t read if any of that is a trigger.

hcop's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism, Bullying, Death of parent, and Racial slurs

Minor: Child death

celerydawg's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

A book everyone should read. Will make you appreciate your parents, even if they weren't the best. Lots of trauma, very sad-- but Jeannette Walls does such a great job of showing the good moments in her childhood and the things she admires about her parents even as she details chapter after chapter of neglect and abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

alexklinect's review

challenging dark medium-paced

3.5

This was an interesting memoir, but I honestly liked I’m Glad My Mom Died and Educated more than this one. 3.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

elledanie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Shares such an interesting family’s life story and horrible abuse in such a matter-of-fact even “lighthearted” way. Well-written—expresses the love and loyalty the family had despite their blatant lack of basic care/needs.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Child abuse, Classism, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

sabrinalexis's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

xiaqine's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

saraaikman's review

dark reflective medium-paced

5.0

My fav memoir ever. Jeannette’s lens through which she shares her life is beautiful. Not a happy story necessarily but I loved it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

__n's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

masihludmila's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Child abuse