Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

228 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

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

vanessagrausam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

op3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Sexual assault, Cursing, Bullying, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment

Mentions of neglect

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.

ocoury23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

*Review based on experiencing the book as an audiobook

I don’t know if I have the words to express how I felt about this book. It made me laugh, cry, scream in frustration, and gasp in shock with almost every page. It was heartbreaking, gut wrenching, and exhilarating and I am in awe of the author’s strength to share her story. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook as the author narrates it herself which is the icing on the cake. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

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