Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

29 reviews

helenabianca's review

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

brett311's review

dark inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

alexaamackie's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Death and Emotional abuse

evandaniel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A wonderful reminder of perseverance and hope. Very honest and raw, Jesse’s story hits the hardest for me when he experiences profound loss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Colonisation, Cursing, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Alcoholism

Minor: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Grief, Toxic friendship, Blood, Cancer, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

amandasiino's review

emotional medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death, Alcoholism, Excrement, Drug abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation

moocasey_'s review

dark inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I sped through this book. Such an incredibly shocking and touching memoir. 
I love how he never blamed anyone for the mistakes he made throughout his life. He took ownership over all the crap he did, and thanked those that gave him second chances, a couch to crash on, food, booze, and drugs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcoholism, and Addiction

carly_the_librarian's review

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Rape

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

justinecass's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book should be mandatory reading for all non-Indigenous Canadians. Jesse's story perfectly encapsulates the tremendous impacts and complexities of colonization, systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma. Jesse's story paints a picture of the experience of so many indigenous folks in Canada. I listened to the audiobook and really loved hearing Jesse narrate his own story. Highly highly recommend and looking forward to his next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

brookeasmith17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

This book is incredibly honest and raw. It deals with difficult topics such as addiction, homelessness, abandonment and abuse, but it is a story about survival, mistakes, wisdom and finding your way home. It’s an extremely moving read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Medical trauma, Violence, and Child abuse