Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

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

48 reviews

texashuneyb's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

missmichalalynn's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This book was very interesting and heartbreaking at the same time. The prose was written to feel almost like a fictional story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

bparkinson31's review

emotional informative reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

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

te_ss_i's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

katebooklist's review

emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

sydneylittlefield's review

hopeful informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

lagaialettrice's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

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