Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Elissas by Samantha Leach

3 reviews

boxofrainreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

The memoir parts of this were great, the inclusion of research sometimes felt forced or out of place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

florapants84's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.5

"Rich junkies might have more resources, but they end up dead too." —Cathy, Director of SoCo Rehabilitation Clinic
 
I remember an older cousin pressuring me to watch "Cruel Intentions" with her at a sleepover, and then just drifting off to sleep after it was over. She was a fan and had seen the film countless times. I, on the other hand, didn't get a wink of sleep that night. I was traumatized. Rich kids had issues too, and they seemed way more complicated than the ones I was juggling at the age of 14. I wouldn't have traded places with them for all the money in the world then or now. This book had a similar effect on me. It's dark, gritty and an utterly unknown area of expertise for me. However, although the author and others mentioned in the book were a good 5 years or so younger than me, I could totally relate to the painful adolescent emotions coursing through their veins in the early 2000s and beyond. I was there; I lived it. I wouldn't go back to those teenage years for all the tea in China. While this is by no means a perfect book, I did appreciate Leach's journalism experience in creating a narrative non-fiction tribute to her childhood best friend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

smagzisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Alcohol