Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

165 reviews

ozymandias_5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Classism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Hate crime, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Blood, Racism, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

samlopez93's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Jeannette will take you through the emotional rollercoaster that was her childhood and want you jumping back in line to ride it all over again once you've finished the last page. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death of parent

arabellaahelgason's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment

kyxshi's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

I don’t quite know how to talk about this book. I loved it. I hated it sometimes. I almost threw my phone at one point. I have been grappling with my own biases (I maintain my opinion that mental illness and difficult circumstances explain but in no way excuses the absolute neglect the Wallses subjected their children to) in the complexity of this family’s story.

This book will stick with me for a long time, I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Pedophilia

Child abuse primarily in the form of neglect

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

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

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

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

mountain_adventures's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Sad story. I am sure in many ways this book was therapeutic for the author to write.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Child abuse