Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Christiane F: Autobiography of a Girl of the Streets and Heroin Addict by Kai Hermann, Christiane F., Horst Rieck

27 reviews

la_bue's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Homophobia, and Rape

carinaa_khl's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

annikafds's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Augenöffnend und herzzerreißend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

e_hng's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

abiss's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Xenophobia

Minor: Homophobia and Racial slurs

zorhose's review against another edition

dark emotional informative

4.0

I understand why this has become a classic and compulsory reading in some schools. It's unique to get such candid, first hand accounts of somebody struggling with addiction. Completely unglamorized and with a surprising amount of self reflection, Christiane F. recounts her story (and the story of so many others during the time). I can see how this can serve as a cautionary tale, especially since it is delivered without the same judgement that comes with most Anti-Drug PSA's. While, this book ends on a light note, we know Christiane's life was not exactly a happily ever after, which is unfortunately another reality of drug addicts. The story certainly is a tragedy. It's hard to watch how Christiane and others, fail Christiane over and over, in part through apathy, in part through misinformed actions while trying to help. Especially knowing that this by far isn't an exception, only perhaps, in that Christiane actually survives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Child abuse

myrthel's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Child abuse

florixer's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Rape

reisingerovaa's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Death

Minor: Animal death

girlofholyjoy's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

heavy subject matter but it’s so good and important to read imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Trafficking