Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

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

37 reviews

ellaxo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Physical abuse, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Suicide, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Vomit, Sexual content, and Racial slurs

Minor: Rape

dielilla's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Drug use, and Vomit

callmemortici3's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

It is my favourite book ever 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

lockem18's review against another edition

Not for the faint of heart. Follows Christiane F who is a 14 year old girl living in Berlin, who begins a path culminating in heroin addiction. Heartbreaking story but no holds barred, the most realistic portrayal of the monotony of addiction that I have read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

rotten_flesh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Child death, Child abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

crijs's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual content

saramaiabarbas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Death, and Child death

franzi_ela's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

This is not a book that one could actually "like" because it's really depressing to read. But it is an important and interesting portrait of 70's Berlin drug scene. Many german teens were required to read this in school when it came out to make them understand about drug abuse. It would be interesting to know how many of them actively decided to never try drugs after the lecture of this book or after seeing the movie. (Quite a lot I guess, both the book and the movie are VERY graphic about the horrors of drug withdrawal) Also there was a new Amazon Prime Series not too long ago, but it wasn't THAT graphic. It's really authentic and you just have to care about the characters.
The saddest thing is that - although this depicts a situation about 50 years ago - many things haven't changed. It is still difficult to get people into drug therapy, still parents aren't watchful enough, still the school system is overwhelmed with difficult children, still drug dealers are taking advantage of teens who don't know the risks of certain drugs or who want to make "quick money" by selling drugs.
I could go on.
The only way to raise awareness is through books like this. So: Highly recommended, but be aware that it's not a fun read, also take a look at the content warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pedophilia, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

joanabacana's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Death, and Trafficking

Minor: Vomit, Violence, and Racial slurs