Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

36 reviews

bparkinson31's review

emotional informative reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, and Incest

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

te_ss_i's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Chronic illness, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Abandonment

katebooklist's review

emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Sexual assault, Murder, Incest, Medical trauma, Sexism, Addiction, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Child abuse, Cursing, Dementia, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Child death

sydneylittlefield's review

hopeful informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

samarakroeger's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

kind of a wild ride. not the best narrative nonfiction I have ever read (it drags a bit in parts), but a very engaging and horrific subject. I still don’t feel like I understand schizophrenia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

lagaialettrice's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Rape, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

jenniferbbookdragon's review

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

3.25

A deep dive into a family plagued by schizophrenia, and the impact of dysfunction on all of the children. Painful failures of the mental health care system and the ripple effects of drug use and violence add to the tragedy. Interwoven into the book is the research about the genetic heritability of mental illness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

bersblue's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Emotional abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Addiction, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Violence, Suicide, Gun violence, Drug use, Death, and Child abuse

jmbz38's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Incest, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Suicide attempt

flowchelle's review

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Murder