Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

160 reviews

cornpup's review against another edition

5.0

informative mysterious medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt

ejanep's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

roozia's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder

slrudisill's review against another edition

4.25

emotional informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt

toephia's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide

thechocolatefinger's review against another edition

4.5

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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I read this for Psychology and it was very interesting book - with many studies and theories named.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent

Minor: Death, Suicide, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

The acts of rape/sexual assault to a child sibling were described, but not in too much detail, and in only a couple chapters. Everything is in 3rd person. The death of parent is described and talked about (like going to the funeral), but the death itself wasn’t described very in-detail and it was a natural death. There was also religious delusions (believing self to be God, and believing God was sending them a message). The school shootings was mentioned once, and a specific event wasn’t discussed.

kld2128's review against another edition

5.0

informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Murder

librarymouse's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

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This was really interesting, though I often had trouble keeping track of the brothers because there was so many of them. I believe I've seen Margaret Galvin Johnson's art before, which I wasn't expecting when I started reading the book. Some of the research being done seems to be almost a positive spin on previous methods that had been used by the eugenics movement. This is very interesting take on reflecting on both the impact of mental illness and its treatments, and the human side of living through and coming out on the other side of trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder

bersblue's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jmbz38's review against another edition

2.0

informative slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt