Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

23 reviews

museum_owl's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

sgjohnson2001's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Classism, Death, Drug use, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, and Violence

dstone6298's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Bullying

gkaltam's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Child abuse

daughterofthekingofkings's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

lindsayvale's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Moderate: War, Addiction, and Bullying

Minor: Pregnancy

basil_plant's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Miscarriage

jdromsky's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

I agree with the praise on the front cover of my copy that this book “is essential reading for this moment in American history.” Hillbilly Elegy was incredibly informative but lovingly so: author JD Vance just wants to tell his story and explain how his life has led him to draw certain conclusions about the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death, and Toxic relationship

dreamofbookspines's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

I cannot in good conscience give Vance a higher rating due to his shitty politics. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The content was interesting, ngl. Yes, it's depressing and heavy and full of terrible people, but as someone who grew up nowhere near these types of circumstances, I was unable to put it down. Vance is a competent writer and makes some good points, even if they are hurtful to the people whom his book is about.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

baytamax's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Addiction

Minor: War