Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

8 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

meghen_k's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

3.5

The first half of the book is a shocking detail of Vance's family history and childhood. It is raw, sad, and captures how difficult the cycle of poverty can be to break. The second half, however, details his adult life and it felt much less focused. I had a hard time finishing it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

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

sgjohnson2001's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

lngoldstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

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

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