Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls

206 reviews

microbemom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book was equal part frustrating and fascinating!  Look at the content warnings before reading! Amazing memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

light0754's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book it was interesting hearing of Jeanette's life and how she grew up and changed it had its emotional beats that I loved amazing book everyone should try to read 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

"...dancing along the boarder between turbulence and order."

The parental subject matters of this memoir are unlike anything I have ever read. The only way I can possibly describe Rose Mary and Rex are a cross between granola hippies and conservative hillbillies. This book had my emotions constantly at war - one second this family would be resilient and heartfelt, the next selfish and damaging. What a true, raw look at the complexities of humans, love, family, and growth. I highly recommend listening to Jeannette read this book as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

melancholymegs's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, and Grief

readingpicnic's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

glutenfreemaggie's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

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