Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming

12 reviews

courto875's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: War and Cancer

theqwerty's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Bullying, and Physical abuse

courteneykenyon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful, moving, and a story of growth even when the things around stay the same. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, and Bullying

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, and Mental illness

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

3.5

Fascinating. And I greatly enjoyed Alan Cumming’s reading of the audiobook. What a chaotic and often dreadful upbringing. And what an incredible parallel between his own life and that of his grandfather. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

grammy1013's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

antimony27's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Grief

laveena's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Violence, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

julied's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Cancer and Suicide

moneyispizza's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Gun violence

laurahedd's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness