Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming

20 reviews

courteneykenyon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful, moving, and a story of growth even when the things around stay the same. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Death of parent

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

3.5

Fascinating. And I greatly enjoyed Alan Cumming’s reading of the audiobook. What a chaotic and often dreadful upbringing. And what an incredible parallel between his own life and that of his grandfather. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Death of parent

grammy1013's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

antimony27's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

laveena's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

julied's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Cancer and Suicide

moneyispizza's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

laurahedd's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness

whirl's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

A very open, honest and emotional book about childhood domestic abuse and the mental health issues following from that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Body horror, Terminal illness, Blood, and Murder