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Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile

4 reviews

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Hate crime, Addiction, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Rape, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Deportation, Grief, Racism, Lesbophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death and Suicide

danimcthomas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

What a beautiful soul - and the audio book contains some incredible singing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

burdasnest's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

Definitely go the audiobook route for the musical extras and just to hear Brandi read in her own voice. I can’t say I agree with her entire personal philosophy, but she is undoubtedly someone who draws you in and makes you feel warm and welcome. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Misogyny, Classism, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

bashsbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Broken Horses is a candid and honest window in to Brandi Carlile's upbring, inspirations, opinions, and musical journey. It is intimate and personal and frank, and that makes it such an enjoyable book. It feels like a conversation.

I have to highly recommend audiobook, which contains exclusive covers and acoustic versions of some of Carlile's most popular songs at the end of every chapter. Also, at the end, there is a nearly two hour section of the music within back-to-back. This alone makes it superior to the other versions.

My gripes with this book ar very minor - it sometimes feels disjointed, especially at chapter breaks, but Carlile herself admits she isn't a writer. All in all, it's a decent memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Classism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Animal death, Lesbophobia, and Death

Minor: Racism, Police brutality, Pandemic/Epidemic, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia

-Graphic descriptions of a child with a life-threatening illness.