Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Glass Castle FTI by Jeannette Walls

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

melancholymegs's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

mannim's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This was a really great memoir. Jeannette Walls writes from the perspective she had at the time so it starts with child naivety about her parents and gradually she grows up and realises how neglectful and irresponsible they are. That means it's not a reflective memoir but more a collection of stories which span her childhood and early adulthood. Walls does a brilliant job at conveying her love for her family alongside her disappointment and anger at the choices they made. There are quite a few amusing anecdotes but the reality of her confusing, traumatic childhood comes through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Medical content, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

rebeccadiv's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

It's hard to say I liked this book because there was so much trauma and disappointment throughout. I found myself being disgusted and angry but I couldn't put it down. Jeannette's story is heartbreaking and inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Animal death, Sexual assault, Death, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

hannahnew's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence