Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

74 reviews

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

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

I think I would’ve rated this lower if her parents hadn’t been so charming, even with all the turbulence in their lives. This book is the third memoir where the writer went to Barnard. Makes me proud to be a seven Sister alongside them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

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

microbemom's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book was equal part frustrating and fascinating!  Look at the content warnings before reading! Amazing memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

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

readingpicnic's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Sexual assault, Incest, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia

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

nalirosey's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Child abuse, Bullying, Stalking, Violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Classism, and Incest

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

glutenfreemaggie's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Excrement, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pregnancy, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Violence