Reviews tagging 'Death'

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden

10 reviews

mscalls's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

whimsicalish's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

This will encourage me to check memoirs for content warnings. That 's really on me.

But I do appreciate the honesty, even if it was difficult to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

jarku's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

poenaestante's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I'll be honest that I read this book because it is a peek into the life of a family I already know quite well. That said, it still ended up being pretty jawdroppingly shocking. I know it's autobiographical but it just felt like an onslaught of tragedy. Too much bad stuff happened and it didn't feel like much of anyone was redeemed. It's real life, I know, but quite a bummer to read. Not sure what I am supposed to take away from people being so tremendously horrible to each other and themselves. Heart break. I guess the win is T Kira grew up and got a book deal...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abandonment

kerrygetsliterary's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

brassnbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

This is very much a "all the trigger warnings" very seriously kind of book but it's a really good read nonetheless

The last chapter of the book was honestly my favorite part especially with it going back and forth between her and her mom's timeline

I don't have much to say besides READ. THIS. BOOK. Anyone wants a suggestion for a good memoir to read this is it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Update on 05.09.2024: I did not reread this book for a long time in fear that it would not be as powerful the second time around. It was an unfounded concern. Beautiful once again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism and Body shaming

hi_world_101's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

 - Am I the last queer person on earth to read LONG LIVE THE TRIBE OF FATHERLESS GIRLS? Maybe. Am I glad I finally did it? My goodness, yes.
- This book is incredible. Madden is detailing some horrific events, and yet this book is so tender, both toward her younger self and her family.
- At first I wasn't sure about the vignette style of storytelling, with all the jumping around in time. I'm glad I stuck with it, though, because the way Madden's story unwinds at the end of the book is spectacular. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

betsygrace's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria