Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls

232 reviews

miracanread's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

This book was great (for a memoir, considering that I don't like them)! Not my favorite thing as I don't love reading about abuse/tragic backstories, but it's always interesting to see how people overcome struggles that they were handled as a child, and the difference between family members in that regard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

rrocketqueen's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Racism, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Medical content

bealittlebrave's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Bullying, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Death, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

aprilconnolly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I've been making more of an effort to read non-fiction in the past year and this was one of the better ones! 
Sometimes my problem with nonfiction is when things get tooooo real. The Glass Castle was an interesting and at times unbelievable life story- but that means it could also be unbelievable sad. The notion that people would raise their kids in this way, or rather not raise them in a lot of instances. The novel begins with a story of Jeannette's earliest memory, catching herself on fire while trying to boil hot dogs to eat. What three year old is using a stove, let alone unsupervised. This is the tip of the iceberg. Against all odds, this story, her story, has a relatively happy ending, but at what cost? 
It was a powerful book, but I'm ready to go back into my fantasy worlds now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Child abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse and Mental illness

erhmillard's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Addiction

readbycarina's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Racism, and Homophobia

kilonshele's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

nithyuh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

ozymandias_5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Classism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Hate crime, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Blood, Racism, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

kyxshi's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

I don’t quite know how to talk about this book. I loved it. I hated it sometimes. I almost threw my phone at one point. I have been grappling with my own biases (I maintain my opinion that mental illness and difficult circumstances explain but in no way excuses the absolute neglect the Wallses subjected their children to) in the complexity of this family’s story.

This book will stick with me for a long time, I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Pedophilia

Child abuse primarily in the form of neglect