Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

204 reviews

samthefaekiller's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

cronareads's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Alcoholism

cayliehausman's review

Not in the mindset to read this. Incredibly devastating book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Abandonment, Addiction, and Child abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

swift_reader's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs

reneesquared's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

majestictrilobite's review

While the story had the potential to be really interesting, the narrative style was dry and deadpan and ultimately failed to keep me engaged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Classism, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Addiction, Bullying, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

jadenchimes06's review

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

cosmiccutie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This one hit close to home. I think the girls might be interested in reading it one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Alcoholism

laurynsbookshelf's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

miracanread's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

This book was great (for a memoir, considering that I don't like them)! Not my favorite thing as I don't love reading about abuse/tragic backstories, but it's always interesting to see how people overcome struggles that they were handled as a child, and the difference between family members in that regard. 

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Content Warnings

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