Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly

5 reviews

reeharp's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

johannaplatt's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

Heartwarming, funny insight into Billy's life. Enjoyed reading his stories of his early career. You got a real feeling for what it would have been like in the 70s and 80s. Some emotional topics touched upon; his honesty, tenacity and reflection on these is to be admired.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

ginshering's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Listen to the audiobook; to hear Billy deliver his own words made the book. Some very sad moments and times when I was laughing out loud, and I’m not a person who laughs easily. I loved his passion for Scotland and Glasgow particularly, and his self belief. This is a story of a man who could have been destroyed by his childhood circumstances but he managed to carve out an incredibly successful career in comedy and movies, and a loving family life through his enjoyment in hobbies and seeing the joy in the characters in life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

aloy's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Death

ajnagle's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol