Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

43 reviews

marybsimp's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Racism, and Suicide

teawithgriffon's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

Best book of this year. so moved. absolutely beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

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

alexisgarcia's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

this was such a devastating memoir. i loved how the voice throughout most of the story aged as the story progressed. the beginning has such a child-like voice which adds to how you feel for the author and what she went through. this was a hard but rewarding read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Medical content, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexism, Bullying, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Racism, and Sexual assault

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

pun1sher's review

5.0

This was a wild ride.
The glass castle is incredibly frustrating at times. It's a book about a family that's basically falling apart at all times. It's kind of like watching a bunch of adults stomp around a sand castle while their kids try their best to repair it, except that sand castle is their entire life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Violence

Graphic descriptions of poverty, extremely dysfunctional family, implied child sexual abuse, implied schizophrenia and bipolar disorder,

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gaslighting and Racial slurs

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

luckyonesoph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Fatphobia

yamilemb's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.5

this is my second time reading this book. jeannette walls is such a fantastic writer. even though the walls kids grew up in an environment of constant adventure and spontaneity, i just absolutely despise rex and rose mary walls. the neglect and abuse they put their children through is something i simply can't take lightheartedly. erma and stanley walls can go to hell. rose mary too for being apologetic towards them and enabling them to abuse their children. it really is an inspiring story but i just can't see past many instances of neglect to consider this a lovely story of a dysfunctional family. the parents are neglectful and abusive. period. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

k04j1's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Classism, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Medical content, Infidelity, Grief, and Emotional abuse