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Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo
7 reviews
jjjmother03's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse and Gun violence
capricornlol1's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
sasshq's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Drug use, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Violence, Vomit, and Gaslighting
coreyarch9's review against another edition
5.0
Trejo tells the story of how Danny Trejo went from a life on the streets to life "in the hole" to sobriety, to fame, and finally, to life as a restaurateur. As he describes, "I was a kid who'd fallen through the cracks in the crack." From a young age, drugs, guns, and incarceration were something of a given in Danny Trejo's life. After time in prisons like San Quentin, Folsom, and Soledad, he finally found the resources, support, faith, and self-motivation to get clean and stay sober, and he dedicated his life to helping others in recovery.
I'm a huge Danny Trejo fan. Like any good millennial, Uncle Machete was my favorite character in Spy Kids, and ever since, I've loved seeing him on film as Machete and in all of his roles - big or small, hero or villain. Speaking on Spy Kids, Danny Trejo says, "[Overnight,] I'd gone from being the bad guy, a Mexican stereotype, to someone kids could look up to."
Of course, I loved the parts of the book that referenced Danny Trejo, the iconic movie star. But they were such a minor part of his story. His vulnerability shone through while talking about gang violence, addiction, crime, PTSD, hepatitus, machismo, cancer, experiences with family that fostered his own addiction as well as his experiences as a father of children struggling with addiction, and so much more. It was an honor to be introduced to that Danny Trejo through this book.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, and Death of parent
danikajoan's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
shaunnow38's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol
lestie4short's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol