Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward, Jesmyn Ward

21 reviews

deetabz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Blood

lisettemarie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Car accident

rebeccacalvar's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Addiction, Car accident, Drug use, and Drug abuse

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

rlfredericks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Powerful, deep, and real!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Classism, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

lyndsayreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

I almost feel like I can't and shouldn't rate this book because it feels so deeply personal to the author. Ward recounts her life growing up in the South and also shares her experience losing five men she was close to in a very short amount of time. It's a book about a lot of things but namely it is an exploration of grief - her own and that of the community of people that experienced these losses.

The writing is gorgeous. It almost feels like you're reading a novel because Ward paints such a picture of her life and the lives of these five men. I've had several of her books on my TBR for many years now. And I feel like finally reading something by her is going to open the floodgates of me consuming her books and hopefully loving everything.

This was excellent and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to any and everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Drug abuse

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Grief, Car accident, Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Addiction, and Incest

Minor: Animal death

mnatale100's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Addiction, Infidelity, Murder, Gore, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Domestic abuse, Incest, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Cultural appropriation, Ableism, and Bullying

themoodyambr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

I finally read this book after putting it off for years because I knew it was sad. This was indeed sad. Jesmyn Ward really had me bawling with this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Death

kiaragennaro's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder