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mersault_caulfield's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
sophn13's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Racism and Medical content
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide
emilymc27's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
greenisthecolorofkale's review against another edition
5.0
needless to say, i've dragged myself back into reading the occasional memoir and i have to say, this book was an experience. it follows the author's life, jeannette walls, where it takes everything to get through life with an abusive alcoholic father and an absent mother who cared more about painting materials than putting food on the table.
i wasn't really sure how many stars to rate this, because i couldn't rate it based off the plot or character development. that was what really threw me reading this book, actually, that it didn't have a steady plotline throughout the book. it took me a while to get through it.
but holy shit, i am so glad i did because it is stunningly beautiful. walls recounts her life from an extremely young age of four (or three? i forget lol) up to her current experiences, and at times, i forgot that it was an autobiography.
jeannette walls weaves exquisite language in along with cold, hard events she struggled through and sucks you in with bone chilling detail. her story will make you feel emotions you never knew existed with your whole being.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism
orlagal's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Toxic relationship
mellowreading's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Addiction, Violence, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse
ameliemelo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
dbella191's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
butterfliesonmybookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy