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Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit
*****SPOILERS at this point
This book is way longer than it needs to be. So much of Damon's story could have been condensed. It felt like we were reading (I listened to) every day of every week for the few years of his life. It was like reading his daily diary.
I was happy that Damon found a way through all that he was living but there was nothing happy in this story. I understand that life was no picnic for the rural areas of mining country but surely there was something to be happy about? Additionally, this story made every character sound ignorant of any the perils of opioids.
The story is very predictable... of course a small-town boy that is in the crappy foster system finally finds a good place to stay and then a sport he is suddenly good at and becomes a temporary star because he blows out his knee and gets addicted to drugs and goes downhill from there, but in the end he magically is reformed and finally gets to see the only thing on his bucket list... the ocean (eye roll).
This is my first book from this author but I don't think there will be others. It just was not there for me.
I can definitely give 4 stars to the narrator Charlie Thurston. Excellent job at telling this story. Only thing is you need to practice on the female voices. (shrug)
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abortion
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship
take away .25ths cause it was really upsetting and disturbing, but that still matters, just not my favourite thing, personally.
please check all trigger/content warnings to be prepared :):).
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Excrement, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Abortion, Outing, Gaslighting, War
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Self harm, Abortion, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Pedophilia, Vomit
Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment
Minor: Abortion