Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls

232 reviews

valmeac's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Physical abuse, Cancer, and Bullying

cheerstochels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

hmmm i enjoyed this. really picked up speed when i got into it and really enjoyed it by the end. amazing writing too, i would read other works by jeannette, her voice is very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Bullying, Confinement, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Confinement, and Death of parent

kmaron's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racial slurs

swift_reader's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs

reneesquared's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

majestictrilobite's review against another edition

While the story had the potential to be really interesting, the narrative style was dry and deadpan and ultimately failed to keep me engaged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Classism, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Addiction, Bullying, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

lindsaybaham's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault

jadenchimes06's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

cosmiccutie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This one hit close to home. I think the girls might be interested in reading it one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Alcoholism

laurynsbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse