Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Jack Charles: A Born-Again Blakfella by Jack Charles

3 reviews

c_alexander's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

lavleviathan's review

dark funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Beautiful book. Learnt so much about this legend. RIP. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

lesty_gibbs's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

4.75

I've been wanting to read this for ages, and was spurred to do so with Uncle Jack's death a few days ago. I listened to the audiobook too, which he narrates, and makes the overall experience so much more personalised. They didn't edit anything, when he pauses, repeats a word or sentence, when he laughs, gets passionate, gets sad, it's all there, like he's in the room with you. 

What an incredible person he was, and I've gained so much more respect for him through this book. I hope he's having the absolute best time in the Dreaming, he deserves it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia