Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

26 reviews

sarahgordon327's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Really captivating and easy read. Devastatingly sad to hear the reality of the broken relationships in the author’s life. Touching to see the bond between her and her siblings. Definitely looking forward to reading more of Walls’ writing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Infidelity, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

redheadorganist's review

adventurous challenging reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

What a powerful audiobook, read by the writer herself. Be prepared for basically every trigger warning in the book to happen in this one as these children lived a very hard life because of their parents. I cannot even fathom, after listening to this book, what that must have been like to grow up in. 

As other reviewers have said, Walls does look at her past with rose-tinted glasses and does not tear down her parents. She tells us what they did, said, didn’t do that they should have done and let’s us the reader feel the anger for her. Which I thought was very tasteful of her, given what all her parents have put her family through.

Definitely one of the most powerful memoirs I’ve ever read. How they were able to save up money, budget at such a young age and be more of a responsible adult then both their parents to make it in New York. The strength of her and her siblings is truly incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Excrement, Medical trauma, Racism, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Abandonment

narbine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Transphobia, Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Child death, Abandonment, Animal death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Infidelity, Misogyny, Excrement, Gaslighting, Racism, and Dysphoria

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

thehmkane's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Incest, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

chandle5's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

1.5

I hated this book. I hated these parents. I hated the lack of accountability. I hated that the kids continued to let them in their lives. I hate that the summary describes this book as a testament to unconditional love. I hate it. My stomach literally hurts thinking of the things, specifically the mom most of the time, said and did and withheld from her children. 
The only reason this gets any kind of rating is that Jeannette overcame this kind of childhood and became a beautiful writer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, Incest, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

mg_servais's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

rakizaka's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs

Minor: War

mandi4886's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, Drug use, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Violence