Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

206 reviews

emmabjones's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

A beautifully written memoir about overcoming odds and preserving. Filled with anecdotes from early childhood to established adulthood, Walls paints an elaborate picture of the chaotic, adventurous, unpredictable, and difficult life her and her siblings lived under her parents roof, or lack of one. This story shows the strength of determination and sticking together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Alcoholism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty

gladduck's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This book was so engaging and so happy and sad and showed how complicated love is. The best part was Jeannette’s relationship with her dad, and her maturing from an innocent kid who always believed into her dad to becoming more understanding of him good and bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment

halloween_writes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Medical content, Racial slurs, Rape, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Addiction, Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent

whatthesquids's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Addiction, Racism, Child abuse, and Racial slurs

aidyncs's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Racial slurs, and Alcoholism

laerkelikesreading's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

rileyyy02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Had to read for class but actually enjoyed it. Very “make your life your own” sort of story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Classism, Abandonment, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

The moderate stuff is only what I can remember but I know there’s more. Don’t read if any of that is a trigger.

hcop's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism, Bullying, Death of parent, and Racial slurs

Minor: Child death

celerydawg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

A book everyone should read. Will make you appreciate your parents, even if they weren't the best. Lots of trauma, very sad-- but Jeannette Walls does such a great job of showing the good moments in her childhood and the things she admires about her parents even as she details chapter after chapter of neglect and abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

alexklinect's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

3.5

This was an interesting memoir, but I honestly liked I’m Glad My Mom Died and Educated more than this one. 3.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Alcoholism