Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land by Toni Jensen

19 reviews

mirandaleighhhh's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Racism, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Child abuse

cuddlygryphon's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, and Dementia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Drug use, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Blood, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Genocide, Police brutality, Cancer, Suicide, Child abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

callielseaman's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

 really liked so much about this book: relevant political topics, indigenous representation, heart wrenching stories about what it’s like to live in America today. What I struggled with was the structure. There was enough information and story here to have been a beautiful chronological memoir, but instead it was a collection of essays in a confusing order. This took me so much longer to read than similar length books because I was getting consumed about where we were and who the people were (ex: a new boyfriend or the later husband, mom or stepmom?, does dad have a girlfriend?). I do think this memoir has some great, valuable perspective; I just really wish the story had been in order.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty

cbeghuin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

amandacssingh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

jessicablehman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

jayisreading's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.25

Carry is moving and heartbreaking, written from the perspective of a Métis woman who also happens to be white-passing. I really appreciate how Jensen presented her insights with this in mind and its relations to the various topics she covers ranging from gun violence to domestic abuse. She doesn’t shy away from sensitive topics but never sensationalizes them. There’s a lot of care that went into each chapter, especially as Jensen considered the impact various circumstances and issues had on her own life.

I would say it’d be more accurate to describe this book as a collection of essays tinged with personal anecdotes as opposed to a memoir due to its structure. Not that this is a bad thing, since I still enjoyed this memoir (of sorts). Something I really appreciate about Carry is Jensen’s unique voice and writing style. It was very clear that she found her rhythm, which allowed each chapter to come together as beautifully as they did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Classism, Trafficking, and Racism

Minor: Genocide, Rape, and Suicide

jckurtz's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Gun violence

alsoapples's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Dementia, Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Animal death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, and Genocide

sams__reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence