Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

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

13 reviews

caidyn's review

dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

I've had this book on my radar for a long time, but finally was in the mood to read it. It's a memoir, but more like a series of interconnected essays. Toni Jensen tells her stories, as well as the story of Indigenous people in America and just the world around us. At times, it was a difficult read because of the nature of the stories, but they were all so well written and pertinent to what's going on today and what's gone on since America came to be. Highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

mscalls's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Animal cruelty

cristy's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

A plethora of content warnings here. J speaks in depth about not only her personal trauma, but of our collective trauma; her people, her family, and our country as it stands today. The text moves around as she does, including to University of Central Florida and Orlando itself. The Pulse shooting is specifically addressed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief