Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott

5 reviews

avvamapia's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism

kchin's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A powerful memoir on what it means to be a strong woman. It's heartbreaking, hopeful, beautiful, and everything in between. A love letter to all my strong women out there, you are not alone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

joyful_patatas's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Racism, and Colonisation

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

lbelow's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

A deeply moving book of love and loss, how to break down and how to stand strong. I feel privileged to have read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual assault

heyitssones's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Colonisation