Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Just Ignore Him by Alan Davies

41 reviews

katepar's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

isabellediggle's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

Davies is not just an actor and a comedian but a truly accomplished author, as proven in Just Ignore Him. It is clear that Davies wanted to not only portray his life story, but to do so artfully and with the full emotive spectrum. This book was painful at times, capturing the true raw emotions of shame, anger, grief and betrayal. The subject matter is dark but the strength is blinding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence and Grief

Minor: Homophobia

aimeesbookishlife's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

spudoodles's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

misskatz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia and Death of parent

blueberryqueen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I can't describe this book as an enjoyable read but it was a powerful one. Alan Davies is a brilliant writer and I finished this in less than a day. I'd like to listen to the audiobook at some point as well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying and Homophobia

laurajordensharris's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

This is not the book I expected it to be. But it is an important one, and a book I won't forget for a while.

Davies is inherently funny and his humour is often self-deprecating. But shedding light on the trauma of his childhood really puts all of that in context. By examining his relationship with his family - and his father in particular - he unpacks a lot of emotional issues and lifelong struggles.

He speaks with fierce honesty and humility, holding nothing back. This isn't always an easy read, and it's incredible how it manages to be funny and heartbreaking, sometimes in the same sentence. 

Incredibly brave and fascinating, this is one of the best memoirs I've read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

jaslouis's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I wasn’t sure what to expect but Davies is an excellent writer. He writes with great detail and beauty. I found sometimes it jumped around quite a lot so it made it difficult to follow the timeline but that did not affect the overall message. A brave and raw book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

vicf99's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely heartbreaking. Listening to Alan narrate this himself was so devastating that I had to listen to the whole 8.5 hours in one sitting. This book felt a lot like some form of self-therapy and there are many questions posed throughout the book for which he has no answer. This is definitely a book which will stick with me for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia