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siriface's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism and Suicide attempt
hollyd19's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy
rorikae's review against another edition
3.75
I really enjoyed the play of written essays with archival materials from Geller's mother. The addition of these pieces elevated the text and made it unique in a way that stands out from other memoirs that only utilize words. I do wish that these pieces had been interwoven more frequently into the text. They are inserted in groups, which works as a great supplement to the essays but I would have loved to see more direct commentary from Geller on specific pieces, especially those that include her.
This is a hard memoir to read as Geller had a traumatic childhood and her family deals with a great deal of addiction, loss, and mental health issues. Geller does a great job of interweaving the different struggles that her family has gone through with her own quest to learn and understand more about her past. I hope that this will inspire more works that utilize archival pieces paired with memoir. I really enjoyed the audiobook but I will say that I recommend having the ebook or a physical copy on hand as well as the descriptions of the pieces are not quite a match for actually seeing them.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death and Suicidal thoughts
buttermellow's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
sophnbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation
strickortreat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
sjanke2's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt
caseythereader's review against another edition
4.25
📚 Additionally, the photographs and other items help to remind the reader that this isn't just a parade of anonymous events, it's the life of a family.
📚 Reading a description of something awful her father did and then looking him in the eye on the next page...I can't even find words for it.
📚 There's so much in here about generational trauma and cycles of addiction and abuse, and yet, there is a feeling of healing and growth by the end of the book, even though things aren't "fixed" or "solved."
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
spaghettireads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Death of parent
keatynbergsten's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent