Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

15 reviews

marissaam12's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

This book was an honest, beautiful story. My heart broke for the children. The author, despite knowing the abuse she endured, is able to include highlights of her parents and what she admired about them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent and Body shaming

Minor: Animal death

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

abbymatch12's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, and Emotional abuse

orlagal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Toxic relationship

butterfliesonmybookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy