Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Rabbit by Jeannine Amber, Patricia Williams

10 reviews

slascano's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

pantswithpockets's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

kaimynameis's review against another edition

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

5.0

 I wanted to cry at some places. Not even the sad places but after she meets her husband because the whole thing plays out like a film where he's a little overwhelmed by her world but he sees the good in her and there's so much good in Ms. Pat. It's like watching a sitcom for 10 seasons and finally seeing the lead win without the other shoe dropping. The first half of this book is sad in a "she was a kid who deserved better" but it's this weird double edged sword because you can teach a child better but there's always outside influences at bay but she made it through and become my favorite comedian and the star of my favorite sitcom The Ms Pat Show 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

leweylibrary's review against another edition

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

4.5

Am I a jerk for giving a memoir about really hard shit less than five stars? Maybe, but it's mostly because I wanted more, does that help? I wanted the author to go in more detail in some of the more recent years of her life and not stick so much to the "I made it out of the hood and turned my life around" storyline I'm sure the publisher wanted to push.

All that aside, this book was WILD. It's one of those books that my privileged ass reads and just cannot fathom that someone actually has a life like this. Every minute in the first 75% or so was one insane thing after another. I can't say I've read many books from that POV, so I am really glad that I did read it, and I can't say I'll easily forget it either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Police brutality and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion

ithinkillreadit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

Recommended by a friend on bookstagram as part of the 12 in 12 challenge. PLEASE check the content warnings before reading. So glad I listened to this one as an audiobook, to hear Ms. Pat’s story told in her own words. It’s a raw and emotional read that will stick with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kaitlyndeluise's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Abortion, and Death of parent

chantae's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

pumba0515's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

As someone who loves Ms Pat's comedy and interviews, her memoir is beautiful. There were many times that it made me cry, but there were even more times it made me laugh. A lot of stories/experiences she's brought up in interviews are written in detail here and include her thoughts and feelings as an adult and as a child. Great book, was genuinely sad when it was over.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

bookshelfjpg's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

An absolutely amazing and powerful book that deserves your attention. I felt literally every single emotion reading Ms. Pat's memoir - she somehow managed to tell her heartbreakingly difficult story while still maintaining hope and humor. I think it is important to remember that people's upbringings and hardships do not define who they are as a person and this book is the perfect testament to that. Each chapter is full of heart, feelings, and courage and I absolutely appreciate the raw honesty that this book brings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, and Rape