Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

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

25 reviews

mele92's review

informative slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Drug abuse, Murder, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

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

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

kstolecki's review

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Violence, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

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

katebooklist's review

emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Sexual assault, Murder, Incest, Medical trauma, Sexism, Addiction, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Child abuse, Cursing, Dementia, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Child death

librarymouse's review

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

This was really interesting, though I often had trouble keeping track of the brothers because there was so many of them. I believe I've seen Margaret Galvin Johnson's art before, which I wasn't expecting when I started reading the book. Some of the research being done seems to be almost a positive spin on previous methods that had been used by the eugenics movement. This is very interesting take on reflecting on both the impact of mental illness and its treatments, and the human side of living through and coming out on the other side of trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, and Suicide attempt

airgood's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

citrinuke's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death

brigitte's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

4.0

This real story is in. sane. And I wish the whole family had had access to better resources far earlier. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Abandonment