Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

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

35 reviews

pezfilledcookies's review against another edition

hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Death

Minor: Drug abuse and Toxic relationship

jdromsky's review against another edition

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

iamahmedkhalifa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Child abuse, Drug use, and Drug abuse

isleoflinds's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Physical abuse, Ableism, Addiction, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Misogyny

angelasosh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.0

I didn’t know who J.D. Vance was before I started this book and had I known, I would’ve been more hesitant to listen to it. I listened to this as an audiobook and don’t think I would’ve been able to read a physical copy of it as I don’t believe the writing was all that fantastic. As a memoir of his childhood, the book is fine. But I personally felt his analysis of a culture in crisis was lacking; it felt kind of vague to me and i don’t feel he addressed the core of why some Appalachian families struggle the way they do. He analyzed his specific family but missed the mark on the culture as a whole. I won’t argue that his childhood wasn’t difficult, but I do feel he failed to acknowledge some of the privileges that did work to his advantage. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Bullying

lpswims's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse

lngoldstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

smashlier's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use