Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

4 reviews

mcmurdoc97's review

dark informative medium-paced

3.75

A well-written history of a dark time in American history. The book has loads of information, but is written in a digestible manner. 
This story is not one that is taught in schools about 1920s America, but I think it is incredible important to understand this time was not just the Gatsby era as many of us believe. 
The story is also a triumph of the judicial system, especially considering the opinions of the highest court around this time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, Antisemitism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Racism, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Torture, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Hate crime

k_lee_reads_it's review

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

A story of a horrible man and a horrible chapter of American history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Cursing, Bullying, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

jojo50's review

challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

4.5

Interesting assessment of the rise of the KKK in Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania in the 1920s. Extremely terrifying parallels to the world today

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Antisemitism, Blood, Gaslighting, Violence, Confinement, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cannibalism

magsbord's review

challenging dark informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Death, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, Classism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Ableism, Addiction, Car accident, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, and Drug use