Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

A Long Way Gone: The True Story Of A Child Soldier by Ishmael Beah

16 reviews

lanid's review against another edition

dark sad tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Child death, War, Murder, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, and Torture

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

this was absolutely devastating but a story that needed to be told. Beah’s “recovery” and healing were so nice to see. be careful with content warnings!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Rape

shontellereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

I think the content is as harrowing as it is interesting but the writing really didn't do this memoir justice, unfortunately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, War, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Grief, and Gun violence

chrisp189's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Drug abuse, Drug use, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Death

literaryloquacity's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gore, Blood, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Kidnapping, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Drug abuse, Incest, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Torture

lily_kruse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Genocide, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Vomit

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

thatbookishrookie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Drug use, Gore, and War

lauragraceo's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Rape

abbie_'s review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, War, and Violence

ratsonspoons's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Rape