Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh

3 reviews

bookben40's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

A tough read, but a book I’d recommend to almost anyone. It speaks to the Midwest in an honest and difficult way, and offers a refreshingly clear and riff-raff free view on poverty, politics, and the impacts of both. The last couple of chapters is especially impactful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, and War

Minor: Gore, Infidelity, and Alcohol

caterwaul's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

I'm not really a memoir person, but this one was written rather well. The way Smarsh addresses the reader as a potential, unborn child of hers may be a bit disconcerting for some readers, but personally, it reminded me of listening to members of my family tell anecdotal stories, which I greatly enjoyed. Not sure this'll ever be a read again, but I'm not unhappy to have read it

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

salm0n's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

Smarsh's ability to tell a story is nearly unmatched. A great description of her situation and those around her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Alcohol