Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

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

10 reviews

sophiaofbroadmoor's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Rape

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

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

thackerleah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

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

lindsayvale's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, and War

Minor: Pregnancy

demartinodoc's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

2.25

I had high hopes for this book, but was really disappointed overall. It comes across as narrow and perhaps incorrect at times- A redeeming factor is acknowledging that it is relatively dated and the author makes repeated references to the fact he is telling it as he remembers. This read may be more enjoyable as a text read and not an audiobook, as overly repetitive sentences about the same exact subject can get a little bit tough to listen to at times. Was very close to not finishing, but it did make me think quite a bit about our current economic systems so I decided to power through (plus, I was in a car and already listening). The author’s lines of thinking can at times literally imply he is smarter or better than going through the trouble of learning more about trauma and other major fields of study from the professionals and instead relies on his own “research”. Interesting read, but probably won’t reread or recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying and Violence

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