Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Una educación by Tara Westover

352 reviews

queenofsages's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent

kennaisreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

mal_03's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

The first memior I actually got to the end of. I'm much more of a fast paced book reader but something about Tara's story makes you want to keep going.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, and Pregnancy

duod3cima's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

A beautifully written memoir — I read it in almost one sitting. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness and Racial slurs

Minor: Animal cruelty

elizabethtm's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Classism

harleyglynn's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

ahoyitsjoy's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Such a good memoir. Westover relates the most harrowing and heartbreaking events of her life with the detached perspective of a reporter. Letting these events stands on their own just makes them hit you in the gut even harder. Her skill as a writer is all the more incredible considering her upbringing.

To everyone who understands too well why the author kept going back to her family, again and again: I hope we all find our peace someday.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Racism and Antisemitism

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I was a bit hesitant to read this as I feel memoirs in this genre (person denied education receives education) can be a little one note. This is the book of the genre. Westover is an amazing writer both in her storytelling as well as her reflection. Must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ajnagle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jnoel's review against another edition

inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death