Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence by Michele Filgate

9 reviews

cady_sass's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This is a heavy read. As with any anthology or collection of essays with multiple authors, some things are going to resonate and others are not. I think there is genuinely something for everyone here, whether your relationship with your mother is good or great or toxic or non-existent. A lot of tough topics are handled very eloquently and it may be tough to get through at times but it’s a worthy read. I’d recommend this to most people, I think you’ll find something that sticks with you for a long time to come. I know I did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Cursing, Ableism, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Sexism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

luise96's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Rape

mebarney35's review

emotional fast-paced

3.75

15 essays about the relationship between mother and child. After reading some excerpts online, I was hoping for some advice in this book. While there were some relatable passages, most essays feel like authors getting something off their chest. Over half of the stories deal with very heavy topics (ranging from emotional abuse to rape) and it was sometimes challenging to read. Some of the essays were written better than others. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

dtierra's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Bullying, Cancer, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, and Emotional abuse

catladyjenna1's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

juliaaaaa's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

liilykke's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Ableism

steff's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

livciotta's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship