Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir by Brian Broome

20 reviews

agnesjlopez's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness and Medical content

juliagongaware's review against another edition

dark inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

ash_ton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Broome has a great voice. I love when I can be immersed in a memoir, can envision it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Classism

eicart_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

coatpocketcreature's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Homophobia, and Racism

remimicha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

caitlancole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The heaviest, rawest memoir I’ve ever read — and I think the most important. The audiobook was exquisitely done and moved me to tears. I am in awe of Brian Broome. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia and Death of parent

planning2read's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs

itsemilyshafer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction