Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

22 reviews

dreamofbookspines's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

I cannot in good conscience give Vance a higher rating due to his shitty politics. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The content was interesting, ngl. Yes, it's depressing and heavy and full of terrible people, but as someone who grew up nowhere near these types of circumstances, I was unable to put it down. Vance is a competent writer and makes some good points, even if they are hurtful to the people whom his book is about.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Violence

angelasosh's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.0

I didn’t know who J.D. Vance was before I started this book and had I known, I would’ve been more hesitant to listen to it. I listened to this as an audiobook and don’t think I would’ve been able to read a physical copy of it as I don’t believe the writing was all that fantastic. As a memoir of his childhood, the book is fine. But I personally felt his analysis of a culture in crisis was lacking; it felt kind of vague to me and i don’t feel he addressed the core of why some Appalachian families struggle the way they do. He analyzed his specific family but missed the mark on the culture as a whole. I won’t argue that his childhood wasn’t difficult, but I do feel he failed to acknowledge some of the privileges that did work to his advantage. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

tawallah's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Violence

sophiejohn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

rustmaiden's review

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

thebookwormkatie's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Violence

kimberlyds's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

wildwoila's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Inside view of hillbilly culture from someone who escaped the quagmire of violence, dysfunction, ignorance & hopelessness. Told with love & empathy. No easy solutions.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Violence

ljhanes's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Violence

noshelf_control's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Grief