Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

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

160 reviews

rachel_rat's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide

cghegan's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

kbweis's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

foreverinastory's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

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Very informative and interesting! Definitely hard to read at times and dry.

CWs: Ableism, blood, child abuse, child death, death, death of parents, drug use, fire/fire injury, gaslighting, grief, gun violence, incest, mental illness (bipolar), murder, physical abuse, pregnancy, rape, schizophrenia/psychosis, sexual assault, self-harm, suicide attempt, suicide, terminal illness, violence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

alyceno's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kellyofcali's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

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This is a fascinating look at mental illness and schizophrenia based around a single family's experience - the author clearly did a lot of research, and it's truly informative. At times, it does feel a bit long/repetitive, but if you are interested in (and not triggered by) mental health it's a good nonfiction read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use

mandi4886's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Sexism, Terminal illness, Dementia, Medical trauma, Abortion, War

ljhanes's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder

katielaine_w's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

alrauna's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent