Reviews tagging 'Incest'

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

68 reviews

slantrhymes's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

I couldn't put this book down. It's sad and fascinating. Kolker  tackles extremely fraught subjects clinically and delicately, always giving the utmost respect to the people he's writing about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Cancer, Car accident, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

The author discusses all of the very, very difficult subjects as clinically and respectfully as possible--there is nothing sordid here--but he is honest about things that happened to and between the family members he interviewed for the book. Some of those things are stomach-turning.

teri_reads's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

cookiereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

sebrittainclark's review against another edition

dark emotional informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Cancer

Minor: Abortion

patch's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Incest, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Mass/school shootings

palekayle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

4.0

Rough read.

Am left angry, questioning, and more

Deals with mental health (including its dark history), family dynamics, and lots of trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, and Infidelity

kimgravy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

latisha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization