Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliott

15 reviews

keatynbergsten's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Classism

noshelf_control's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

shellybelly's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

Extremely powerful, insightful, and engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

maggies's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Billed as a deep-dive into the life of one New York girl, Dasani, Invisible Child is so so much more. It provides context for her entire family, as well as the case workers, teachers, and advocates of all stripes who enter their lives over these eight years. Elliott's reporting of their lives, while unflinching, is tender and caring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

saraflexer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Police brutality