Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

13 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.

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

grayyym's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book was incredibly human. It angered me in ways I didn’t know books could and I oftentimes found myself forced to empathize with the focus of my anger. It never ceases to amaze me how selfish humans can be, but this book also showed how we can love and be loved regardless. There were parts that felt all too real and parts where my gut churned at the thought of turning the page. This book painted a complex and compelling picture of a dysfunctional family, riddled with generational trauma. Knowing that it is a memoir and based on someone’s real life only made it hit that much harder. First five star book of 2024!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual violence

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

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

nayeliv's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, Drug abuse, and Abandonment

everythingisokai's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

marybsimp's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Racism, and Suicide

rainerasnic's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Sexual harassment

fluffballreadrr's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

My overall feelings is that it is a very good and very emotional book. I cried a lot. Because the author spared no expense when it came to the traumatic details of her life and her feelings.

It's a good book. I have some issues. Like a white author using the n-word even if it came from the mouth of someone else and its a memoir. The lines are blurry for me so I leave that issue to those it pertains to.

Like I said. The details in this book are very very hard to deal with sometimes. At least for me. Substance abuse, S*xual Assa*lt, Neglect, Childe Abuse. Things that hit a little too close for home for me. This book is an eye opener for sure though.

But I would of felt better reading this at a different point in my life. I'm reading this as a summer reading assignment before my sophmore year of highschool. I am pretty young and admittedly not emotionall  equiped to handle the topics this book has. Often reading it felt too trauma inducing.

I beg of any highschool teacher to re-think giving this to your students.  The topics may be important and relatable to some students but it is  extremely triggering. Though I know most students wouldn't read it had they been given the choice so forcing it on them may be the only way. I can't stress enough how irresponsible and negligent it feels to give such a triggering book to Highschool students who may experiencing all that in that moment.

I was given 0 warnings beforehand. Nothing mentioning content warnings. An amazing read as it may be. But I suggest to people to be more careful with this book.

TW:

Sexual Assault
Mentions of R*pe
Substance Abuse
Alchoholism
Victim Blaming
Racism
Child abuse 
Child Neglect 
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault