Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society by Judy Christie, Lisa Wingate

3 reviews

ashley_wohner's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

4.0

This was heartwrenching in many ways. It brought light to a situation that could have gone unknown and covered up way longer. People went great depths to find their personal history & stories, and it's so good that someone was there to help record it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Trafficking, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, War, and Violence

rai's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

I love the stories involved. I was less intrigued by the format of some of the story telling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Trafficking