Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

143 reviews

avasbookmark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Classism, and Abandonment

madelinedalton's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

3.5

authors named Jeannette 🤝 writing memoirs about their abusive families

Man, Jeannette Walls has lived a crazy life. The prose itself was engaging, and I was very interested in learning what happened to her. That said, I felt that the book offered no thematic or emotional reflection on what she went through. It was merely an account of what happened to her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

I think I would’ve rated this lower if her parents hadn’t been so charming, even with all the turbulence in their lives. This book is the third memoir where the writer went to Barnard. Makes me proud to be a seven Sister alongside them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

lri_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, Pedophilia, Violence, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail

fmpereira's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I really struggled with what rating I should give this book.
Don’t think I even felt so extreme reactions as I felt on this book to the point that at times I had to put it down because I was feeling enraged. 
Such a sad tense story. I can’t understand how people so smart can let their children who they clearly love, suffer so much. Addictions are a hell of of a bitch but shouldn’t let your kids be hungry, cold or abused like this.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

theolivetree's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

addanumlaut's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

jeanette writes about her childhood in such a way that you almost forget she's experienced these things and she's not a character in a dramatic fiction story. her writing voice is so distinct and enrapturing that i couldn't help but keep reading, even during the hard sequences that made me pause. will definitely be re-reading at a slower and more thoughtful pace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Incest

microbemom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book was equal part frustrating and fascinating!  Look at the content warnings before reading! Amazing memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

light0754's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book it was interesting hearing of Jeanette's life and how she grew up and changed it had its emotional beats that I loved amazing book everyone should try to read 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Addiction

erica_reads_things's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

"...dancing along the boarder between turbulence and order."

The parental subject matters of this memoir are unlike anything I have ever read. The only way I can possibly describe Rose Mary and Rex are a cross between granola hippies and conservative hillbillies. This book had my emotions constantly at war - one second this family would be resilient and heartfelt, the next selfish and damaging. What a true, raw look at the complexities of humans, love, family, and growth. I highly recommend listening to Jeannette read this book as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Trafficking, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Body shaming, and Terminal illness