Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Forgotten Girls: An American Story by Monica Potts

16 reviews

megreadsitall's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Grief

baguettekelly's review against another edition

informative reflective sad

4.5

Both an engaging memoir and an effective investigation into the cycles of addiction and poverty impacting so many women in the rural South.  Gave me a lot to think about.  I’ve been on an education kick in my nonfiction content consumption and recommend this to anyone interested in the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Domestic abuse

vroomvroomvrose's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

andrea_lachance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

My extremely biased review of this book

I grew up and currently live in Arkansas. I checked out this book from the county library and Monica Potts signed the copy. The Forgotten Girls is a perfect encapsulation of the frustrations of growing up in a southern town.

I was texting my friend as I read; we’re both from Arkansas and went to college here. I marveled with her about how atrocious the schooling was in Clinton. If we’d been born a decade later and 100 miles south, we would’ve been taught that women have an extra layer of fat on their bodies and that’s why they tolerate hot dishwater better than men.

This book really resonated with me, even if the ending felt a bit rushed. I hope Darci is slowly building a boring, stable life for herself.

I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

aimebo's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

milliebrierley's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Death of parent

rchatterjee188's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

cghegan's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

estam1's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual assault