Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

221 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.

ocoury23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

*Review based on experiencing the book as an audiobook

I don’t know if I have the words to express how I felt about this book. It made me laugh, cry, scream in frustration, and gasp in shock with almost every page. It was heartbreaking, gut wrenching, and exhilarating and I am in awe of the author’s strength to share her story. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook as the author narrates it herself which is the icing on the cake. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

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

beversae's review against another edition

3.75

This memoir was a wild ride. Some of the things that happened to her in this book baffled me, like how could her parents be that selfish. But it is sad to know that some people make TERRIBLE parents. This memoir gave similar vibes to Educated as well as I'm Glad My Mom Died, but since I listened to this audiobook after those two it fell slightly flat for me. The audiobook seemed to not have any chapters, or if there were there were super long and hard to find a break in to stop if need be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault

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

kbroshous's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

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

gfdupont's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Alcoholism