Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls

80 reviews

rakizaka's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs

Minor: War

pjmbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Racial slurs, Rape, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

shieldbearer's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I know my own history affects how i feel about this book, but it's such a good read. Highly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Incest, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Excrement

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This was incredibly hard to read. I was constantly hoping that somehow things would change for the better, but it only got worse. I'm still in shock. How can parents be so irresponsible and downright abusive? In a way it was difficult for me to understand why Jeannette Walls still loved her parents so much, but the way she described them in the books makes them seem really fascinating in a twisted sense. She never sugarcoats how their parents and other adults (and the system) failed them, but it's also very clear that she loves her parents and that she has many good childhood memories. 
I'm glad that all of the Walls children seem to be doing good. I also hope that Dinitia Hewitt is okay. I only found one article online and it seemed that at the time the police in Welch didn't believe her and knowing the American judicial system I don't have much hope in her having received any justice or help.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Racism, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Mental illness, Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage, and Forced institutionalization

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, Drug use, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Violence

ingridbergman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment

sophicat's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Excrement, Alcohol, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Addiction, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Rape, Abandonment, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Pregnancy and Gun violence

evnfig's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Written in a professional yet conversational manner, this book was written like a novel but was somehow the true story of someone's life. Enticing. Thoroughly enjoyable, I was rooting for the author the entire time. A very worthy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, and Racism

lillipoppery's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Pedophilia, and Mental illness

lizaleoma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent and Racial slurs