Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Glass Castle FTI by Jeannette Walls

63 reviews

luckyonesoph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Fatphobia

yamilemb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.5

this is my second time reading this book. jeannette walls is such a fantastic writer. even though the walls kids grew up in an environment of constant adventure and spontaneity, i just absolutely despise rex and rose mary walls. the neglect and abuse they put their children through is something i simply can't take lightheartedly. erma and stanley walls can go to hell. rose mary too for being apologetic towards them and enabling them to abuse their children. it really is an inspiring story but i just can't see past many instances of neglect to consider this a lovely story of a dysfunctional family. the parents are neglectful and abusive. period. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

k04j1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Classism, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Medical content, Infidelity, Grief, and Emotional abuse

sunflowervol28's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

rakizaka's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs

Minor: War

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, Drug use, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Violence

lillipoppery's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Pedophilia, and Mental illness

sarahrhanks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

An incredible read. I was not only engrossed by the story of Jeannette Walls's life, but also the way she told it. I found myself tearing up, making comments to myself, and smiling at numerous points in the book.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Death of parent, Racism, and Cursing

grizzlysnack's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

A great book about reflecting on your past and dealing with the present and future as it comes to you in terms of family bonds. Very eye-opening and graphic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Abandonment

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, and Bullying

applesaucecreachur's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

I tore through The Glass Castle in two days, thanks to the 2x speed on Libby audiobooks. It had humor, tragedy, humiliation, pearls of wisdom, and everything in between. I was reminded frequently of how you can hurt a reader without killing off a character. Betrayal, loss of innocence, humiliation, and severe disappointment were just some of the mechanisms of pain that Jeannette Walls employed in her memoir. This book had its problematic moments to be certain, and non-Black readers speaking the N-word aloud on audiobooks is always an issue. Its value lies in its ability to tell a story that the reader remained engaged with, even as it spanned decades.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Sexism

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Fatphobia