Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo

17 reviews

shaunnow38's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Murder, Addiction, Violence, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Rape, Racial slurs, Confinement, Animal death, Cancer, Alcohol, and Car accident

meanmegan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

emsreading's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I listened to this audiobook for a book club and I was really unsure of my feelings. I'm glad I stuck with it because it was phenomenal! Trejo's upbringing was rough. He was surrounded by drugs, alcohol, and violence from a very young age. His stories were raw and it was hard for me to listen at times about his addiction and survival in prison. After prison he still dealt with some very difficult family and health problems. Throughout the book, I kept thinking, "HOW IS HE ALIVE?!".

Something that really stood out to me was his faith and relationship with God. While I'm not the biggest fan of religion in books, his faith was beautiful. He took his survival of everything as a sign from God to help others and he has kept that force in his heart his entire life. I have so much respect for this guy and thankful he has shared his story with us! What a tough fucking dude!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

nrogers_1030's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Murder, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Police brutality, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Blood, Grief, Confinement, Medical content, Alcoholism, Death, Cursing, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

lestie4short's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

wandering_not_lost's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

About as fun and optimistic as a book that's half about drug addiction, gangs, and prison can be.  Overall, this was a great read, uplifting and inspiring.  There's a warmth through it that really sells it, leaving you invested in the author's story.  I also was really impressed with how self-aware he became, identifying the forces and biases that damaged his relationships and life in the past for what they are.  It's not often that you see men admitting that they didn't really see women as people, and that was why they acted the way they did, but Danny does.  It's hard for men of his generation to trace those lines and put in the work to change, and I thought it was really admirable that he did and made it such a recurring point in his book.  He's also honest that it's a work in progress, but I think that's all anyone can ask.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Violence

amarieb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use