Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

46 reviews

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

haileyeh's review

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion

lindsii's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

I picked this book up thinking it would only be about the family’s experience of schizophrenia and the influences to research. Realistically, it ended up feeling more like a book about family trauma. I wish there had been more influence from the brothers in the book who had schizophrenia, but the main sources were the sisters who did not have schizophrenia. The chapters about the research and pharmaceutical companies were some of the best chapters in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Incest, and Pedophilia

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Drug use

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

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

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

ginnybrooks's review

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

Such an intense and informative read— I entered with limited knowledge about schizophrenia and left with a much deeper and comprehensive understanding of the medical history and personal experiences of those affected by schizophrenia. The alternating chapters between individual stories/journals/interviews and scientific context made was compelling. Th research was very thorough and well done— it was clear it was written by a reporter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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