Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Glass Castle FTI by Jeannette Walls

44 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

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

"...dancing along the boarder between turbulence and order."

The parental subject matters of this memoir are unlike anything I have ever read. The only way I can possibly describe Rose Mary and Rex are a cross between granola hippies and conservative hillbillies. This book had my emotions constantly at war - one second this family would be resilient and heartfelt, the next selfish and damaging. What a true, raw look at the complexities of humans, love, family, and growth. I highly recommend listening to Jeannette read this book as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Trafficking, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Body shaming, and Terminal illness

ginnygaleclaire's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Infidelity, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

nalirosey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Child abuse, Bullying, Stalking, Violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Classism, and Incest

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

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

mzynda's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Alcoholism

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

_kathill's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

hannahsk's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Mental illness

aspvisualarts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Had to read this for school during high school and honestly this was the only required reading I ACTUALLY read, it was that good!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Grief, and Domestic abuse