Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls

192 reviews

readingpicnic's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Sexual assault, Incest, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia

ginnygaleclaire's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Infidelity, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

jillianlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

this book was a ROLLERCOASTER. i honestly hated it until the very end, not because the writing was bad, i loved the writing, but just because the story just kept on getting worse and worse until the last 70 pages or so when I finally enjoyed reading it. Honestly even tho it was such an emotional read, i think everyone should give it it a try

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Racial slurs, Bullying, Vomit, Death, Child abuse, Addiction, and Murder

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

3.0

Less a coming-of-age story and more a diary about growing up in poverty.   These kind of stories are not my jam and I should probably stop reading them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Medical content, Sexual assault, Addiction, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Cursing

nalirosey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Child abuse, Bullying, Stalking, Violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Classism, and Incest

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

glutenfreemaggie's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Excrement, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pregnancy, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Violence

susie_bee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

kemperbowow52's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

5.0

Such an ugly look at childhood but beautifully glides between being poor and having to deal with certain roadblocks through trauma and grief and regaining confidence. Fantastic look at life itself and growing up poor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

stephalopuff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad medium-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed the storytelling of the author and her narration of her own dysfunctional family's story, I feel like it really added depth to her memoir. I wouldn't wish her childhood on anyone, that's for sure. The ending felt a little like a sizzle out but I'm not bothered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

haileyam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Addiction, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault