Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

From The Ashes by Jesse Thistle

16 reviews

jegan4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Minor: Racism and Suicide attempt

hermana's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is such a wonderful book highlighting important issues and challenges faced by many people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

Cannot recommend enough!

mandy172's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

popgoesthereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

An incredibly heart wrenching but important story, this one has been on my list for a while and I see why it has so much acclaim. Jesse Thistle is an expert storyteller, detailing in brutal detail his struggles and triumphs as a deeply broken man, in a system stacked against him who somehow found his way out. Themes of generational trauma and indigeneity are front and center in this story. I think that this story is an important one for all Canadians to read to understand many of the struggles plaguing our society right now, the overdose and homelessness crises along with the deep scars of our longstanding relationship with indigenous people in this country. Thistle holds nothing back, describing in detail the many hardships of his upbringing, the mistakes he made that led him to a life on the streets, and the hopelessness of addiction. It's a brutal and at times difficult read but you never stop rooting for his redemption and when it finally comes it's an emotional crescendo that keeps you hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Death of parent, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Abandonment, Racism, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

zee's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

3.25

An incredibly brutal memoir focusing on how childhood trauma impacted Thistle's drug addiction and homelessness. I found it difficult to gauge the passage of time, and some anecdotes were quite disjointed with seeming nonsequitors. The ending wraps things up quickly without as much introspection as I'd hoped given the tribulations related. I'm glad Thistle was able to overcome such hardship, but the memoir unfortunately didn't grab me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

ladykatka's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This book really shines a light on what homeless people and those who suffer from addictions go through in their daily lives. How society seems to regularly fail them. As he writes in the book "society cares more about criminals than the homeless." I only gave this a 4 instead of a 5 because I listened to the audiobook and unusually the author reading their own book is fantastic, but he is really monotone and detached which doesn't deal the emotional punch that book could really deliver.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Medical content

oinkoink's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Classism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

cemeterygay's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

I can't add much more other than it was an incredibly emotional read. If you're in the right emotional headspace I would absolutely recommend reading it. Especially if you are native, I would recommend taking care of yourself while reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Bullying

annabunce's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment

ladev12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit