Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

17 reviews

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

ginnygaleclaire's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Infidelity, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

magmck's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Excrement, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pregnancy, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Violence

redheadorganist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

What a powerful audiobook, read by the writer herself. Be prepared for basically every trigger warning in the book to happen in this one as these children lived a very hard life because of their parents. I cannot even fathom, after listening to this book, what that must have been like to grow up in. 

As other reviewers have said, Walls does look at her past with rose-tinted glasses and does not tear down her parents. She tells us what they did, said, didn’t do that they should have done and let’s us the reader feel the anger for her. Which I thought was very tasteful of her, given what all her parents have put her family through.

Definitely one of the most powerful memoirs I’ve ever read. How they were able to save up money, budget at such a young age and be more of a responsible adult then both their parents to make it in New York. The strength of her and her siblings is truly incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Excrement, Medical trauma, Racism, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Abandonment

teawithgriffon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

Best book of this year. so moved. absolutely beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

this was such a devastating memoir. i loved how the voice throughout most of the story aged as the story progressed. the beginning has such a child-like voice which adds to how you feel for the author and what she went through. this was a hard but rewarding read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Medical content, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexism, Bullying, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Racism, and Sexual assault

jasfern's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

An absolute favorite of mine! I recommend it to absolutely everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy and Infidelity

k04j1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Classism, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Medical content, Infidelity, Grief, and Emotional abuse

shieldbearer's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I know my own history affects how i feel about this book, but it's such a good read. Highly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Incest, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Excrement