Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Rabbit by Jeannine Amber, Patricia Williams

6 reviews

smashingreads's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Initial thoughts: Every time she mentioned her age (at any point in this book) I was like damn. She did all that/has been through all that and she wasn’t even 16.. 17… 20..? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

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

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

oddreads_nicolestins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed this book! Aside from much of the content being graphic (many would consider it to be deeply unsettling), it was beautifully written.

I really identified with her reflections on family. I appreciate her bravery/courage to share so much with us, because *wOw* the way my jaw dropped as I was reading. 

She really ended generational curses and I'm so proud of her for that. I can only hope to do the same in my own life. If you're looking to diversify your books on the black experience THIS is the one. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Police brutality