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erica_reads_things's review against another edition
5.0
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.
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
ginnygaleclaire's review
3.0
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
5.0
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
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
mzynda's review
4.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism
rebeccadiv's review
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Grief
Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Animal death, Sexual assault, Death, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Bullying
_kathill's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury
hannahsk's review
3.5
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol
Minor: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Mental illness
aspvisualarts's review
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Grief, and Domestic abuse
nebraskanwriter's review against another edition
5.0
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.
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