Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

W ciemnej dolinie. Rodzinna tragedia i tajemnica schizofrenii by Robert Kolker

43 reviews

julied's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

chloemakesbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

megancj's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Suicide, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Incest, and Adult/minor relationship

hillarycopsey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

The science and family history Kolker is writing about is fascinating and mostly well told. (He gets a little meandering, though by the end, I understood the purpose in most of the tangents.) Everyone who recommended this book -- and there were MANY -- raved about how this is nonfiction that reads like fiction! Yes, that's true. 

But I wish I had known going in how much of the story was about the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of the kids, particularly the two daughters. This was a lot to spend time with, especially given that by the end of the book, there's not a lot of resolution. This isn't the fault of the author. Science takes a long time, families are complicated, etc. But knowing about the abuse, I wouldn't have picked this up. I could have gotten the gist of the science from book reviews and magazine articles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

alaina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

lizsmartie13's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A lot of the science went over my head and I could only keep about six of the kids straight but all-in-all, a very comprehensive and fascinating dive into this family and schizophrenia as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, Incest, and Physical abuse

elaroche's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, and Addiction

cookiereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

sebrittainclark's review against another edition

dark emotional informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Cancer

Minor: Abortion

coramaureen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide