Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming

14 reviews

emmettpatterson's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

I listened to a podcast interview with Cumming where he talked briefly about his career and life which made me want to learn more about him, and listen to his voice more.

Cumming had a very difficult childhood which made this a heartbreaking and tragic read at times. This book is about his journey to healing and learning about his family’s history. Listening to the audio version was like sitting and catching up with a friend you haven’t seen in awhile 🩷 Also as I kind of touched on, his accent is lovely to listen to!

A few of his stories or the way he talked about his experiences as an actor made me laugh, making for a not completely emotional/dark read. I loooved his passion for Eurovision and could very much relate (he put into words exactly how I think of the event). Overall I’d highly recommend if you enjoy celebrity memoirs or stories of healing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, and Death of parent

airyyyn0921's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

saoirsewolfe's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, and Death of parent

tyromancy's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

courto875's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Cancer and War

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

3.5

Fascinating. And I greatly enjoyed Alan Cumming’s reading of the audiobook. What a chaotic and often dreadful upbringing. And what an incredible parallel between his own life and that of his grandfather. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Death of parent

antimony27's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

mariannevoyager's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

laveena's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence