Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself by Crystal Hefner

4 reviews

elliott_the_clementine's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Deeply moving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Addiction

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Rape, Eating disorder, and Drug use

daphnehumming's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

It was a well written memoir. As always, I wanted a bit more of the healing process to be covered. I felt like I understood fairly well life in the Playboy Mansion and Crystal read well in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abortion, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Addiction, and War

Minor: Animal death

theappendices's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

1.0

Opinion: I'm so glad Crystal got to tell her story. I don't believe it all but good for her mental health to get it out. From an sa tw point this is a very graphic read. This as all books from the "girls" are necessary for any former GND fan to acknowledge. You don't have to agree with her but definitely acknowledge it.

How it's written/pacing: It's ok. It does seem like it is more "dear diary" style than professionally written and edited. It is a very fast read but also because of how dark it is can be jarring.

My ratings system: 1,3,5 only
1 star - read thru/not dnf
3 star - liked the book
5 star - left an impact/vibes were vibing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Mental illness

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

asporer22's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

3.25

While I was previously a fan of the Girls Next Door, I stopped watching after the original cast left so I wasn’t overly familiar with Crystal and her story. I think Crystal did a good job telling her story, but I just felt like something was missing the whole time. I listened to this as an audiobook, and the reading felt flat. Overall this was a good book, but not one I’d jump to read again or would recommend someone read immediately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Drug use, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Toxic friendship