Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television by Louis Theroux

4 reviews

lucyrudd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Cursing, Dementia, Medical content, Rape, and Sexual assault

aoifetriestoread's review

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

2.0

I wanted so much to enjoy this book as much as I enjoy Louis Theroux’s documentaries, but unfortunately this book is subpar to the television work he puts out. 

Louis Theroux wrote this himself and comes across so terribly throughout. He seems ungrateful for the privilege afforded to him in his early life to be able to play around with his career as much as he did and he seems entirely uncaring in both of his marriages, although I recognise his first marriage was one of convenience rather than desire. 

The behind the scenes secrets from his TV career are fun, a redeeming part of this book, but his constant discussion of Jimmy Savile was a bit much. I didn’t need every second chapter to be reminiscent of time spent with Savile before the allegations. 

Stick to TV Louis.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

merrynthomas's review

challenging funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Antisemitism, Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

alisonannk's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Dementia, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Racism, Sexism, and Infidelity

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Hate crime, Misogyny, Grief, and Religious bigotry