Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

16 reviews

beklovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective

4.0

Really enjoyed this memoir. It got a little into the politics of how do we solve these problems, but mostly stuck with a fascinating, insightful and compassionate look at one man’s family history. Got a little into ACE scores and recovery material, but wasn’t preachy. SO much swearing! But it was authentic to the circumstances, not gratuitous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dkamada's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

chemeducator's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction and Death

Minor: Racism

cj_underw's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

museum_owl's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Classism

dstone6298's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

daughterofthekingofkings's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, and Death of parent

jdromsky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

I agree with the praise on the front cover of my copy that this book “is essential reading for this moment in American history.” Hillbilly Elegy was incredibly informative but lovingly so: author JD Vance just wants to tell his story and explain how his life has led him to draw certain conclusions about the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Classism

iamahmedkhalifa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

isleoflinds's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism