Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe

2 reviews

librarymouse's review

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.5

The time Patrick Radden Keefe spends with each client shows his dedication to his craft. This book humanized people and events often sensationalized beyond individuality by press coverage. This is a really interesting and engaging read, with chapters long enough for readers to be invested in the stories being told. Each story is self contained, allowing for this book to be read at whatever pace you'd like to read it.

When I got to the last chapter, I was waiting to understand what crime Anthony Bourdain had committed or had been a part of uncovering, beyond drug use, before I realized that in the subtitle also notes rebels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Hate crime, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, Drug use, Grief, Cancer, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, War, Trafficking, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Adult/minor relationship

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

3.0

My fav chapters were the first and the last: Bill Koch gets scammed by fake wine and a profile on Anthony Bourdain 3🏴‍☠️

NB I love survivor but fuck Mark Burnett.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cancer, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racism, Torture, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Death, and Domestic abuse