Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

README.Txt: A Memoir by Chelsea Manning

12 reviews

mittenz's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

A very straightforward telling of the events around one of the most significant leaks of classified information during the Iraq war. Manning does a good job of explaining how her experiences drove her to make the decisions she made leading up to the leaks and throughout her time in military prison.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, and War

rat_girly's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Harrowing, impactful, inspiring. Gave me a lot to think about, especially considering the US funded atrocities happening in Palestine at the moment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Transphobia, Police brutality, Dysphoria, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Sexual harassment

mar's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

as someone who was only vaguely familiar with chelsea manning's story beforehand - i'm not american & was a child when it all went down - learning what she had to endure was absolutely infuriating. nothing new i know but GOD the shit the american military gets away with is fucking mind-boggling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Violence, and War

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

intensely readable but i would have liked more. fuck the DOD for the redactions. the craziest part is that they PUT HER BACK IN JAIL for another year, not mentioned in the book. the injustice she faced/faces is so flagrant you almost forget the US has a constitution meant to protect against it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Deadnaming, Drug use, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Blood

atomicsolar's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Child abuse and War

Minor: Rape and Suicide attempt

mamacroonie's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Homophobia

Minor: Rape, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

martinza's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

She is so cool!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Torture, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and War

cimmalex's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

2.25

I’m not sure what was going on with the narration, but you could tell where a passage started and stopped. Whoever did the editing did a really poor job. It kind of ruined the listening experience

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and War

lowbrowhighart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Gaslighting

amaezone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt