Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

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

5 reviews

leahopkins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

Das Buch ist wirklich schonungslos ehrlich. Man fühlt mit allen Charakteren so mit, besonders da sie ja alle noch Kinder sind und man sich fragt, wie es ihnen heute geht und welche von ihnen den Schritt aus der Szene geschafft haben. Christianes Probleme mit der Sucht sind sehr eindrücklich beschrieben und man hat wirklich das Gefühl, sie im Verlaufe des Buches sehr gut kennenzulernen. Insgesamt ein sehr berührendes, aber auch runterziehendes Buch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

Moderate: Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

Minor: Torture, Toxic friendship, Animal death, and Vomit

who_is_sisi's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Incredibly brutal, open, and (at least seemingly) honest depiction of the very dark reality of barely-teenage drug addicts. This one gave me nightmares. An important historical document that transformed the discourse in (West) Germany, has shaped a generation, and put the discussion about drug addiction front and center of German society.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Rape, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Addiction, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Child death, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Homophobia

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

viciaufgrosserfahrt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

chiarara's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia