Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

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

121 reviews

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

spaghetti_noodle's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Drug use, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

snrkville's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse

cokester's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Mental illness, Child abuse, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Medical content

waltyelnats's review against another edition

Couldn't get past the childhood sexual abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence

audriew9's review

challenging informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Incest, and Rape

pipbiz's review against another edition

informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Bullying, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Pedophilia

geenween's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Murder and Suicide