Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

118 reviews

au_conn1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

thisisntfarmlife's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Violence, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Incest, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

friskreads's review

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

An interesting exploration of mental health and schizophrenia treatment, research and lived experience over 60 years told through a family living with its impacts. For me, it could have done with a little more editing, but a worthwhile read nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse and Murder

lookinabook's review

dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Child abuse, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Cursing, Medical trauma, Suicide, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion

alexstartsthings's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, Suicide, and Drug use

Minor: War and Animal cruelty

sunny_with_0_chance's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

It was so well written it felt more like a story than a nonfiction book. I think that the book sometimes says things definitely that are speculative, but overall it was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Rape, and Violence

colleenmdavis's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

texashuneyb's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

missmichalalynn's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This book was very interesting and heartbreaking at the same time. The prose was written to feel almost like a fictional story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Self harm, Pedophilia, Drug use, Death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

silvern's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

Interesting but long

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault