Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography by Billy Connolly

11 reviews

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.

---

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

missmethven's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

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. 

---

Content Warnings

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

whitehotheadedme's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

Windswept and Interesting is just that, a windswept and interesting remark on Billy Connolly’s life and way of thinking. Just like his shows, the story telling is all over the place, and yet always comes together. It’s riveting and enthralling. On more than one occasion I was laughing out loud and then just a few pages over feeling my heart break. We all have our burdens, Billy is no exception. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

timpark's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

thenorthernlibrarian's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

I found the structure a little disjointed. Much of it was funny fact, little story or something he likes in rotation. Enjoyed the first half about his childhood, but lost me a little when it went into random travelling stories. Fans would love it though, there were a lot of funny stories. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

aloy's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

---

Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death

lauraanne's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted

5.0

My Mum grew up loving Billy Connolly so I bought the Audiobook so we could listen to it together. We loved it.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

clocrim's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

ajnagle's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

---

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