Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

26 reviews

crystalsparkles's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

It reads like a season of Shameless, it’s so sad. Over and over adults failed those kids. And yet they continued to have relationships with their parents. Families can be so complicated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Gaslighting, Blood, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Rape, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Infidelity, and Animal death

lngoldstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

cheerstochels's review

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

hmmm i enjoyed this. really picked up speed when i got into it and really enjoyed it by the end. amazing writing too, i would read other works by jeannette, her voice is very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Bullying, Confinement, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Confinement, and Death of parent

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

ozymandias_5's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Classism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Hate crime, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Blood, Racism, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

noareads415's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Addiction, Animal death, Violence, Rape, and Domestic abuse

lri_reads's review

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, Pedophilia, Violence, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail

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

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

3.0

Less a coming-of-age story and more a diary about growing up in poverty.   These kind of stories are not my jam and I should probably stop reading them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Medical content, Sexual assault, Addiction, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Cursing