Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer

16 reviews

asmei's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual violence

ladywren890's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This was a disturbing read.  A harrowing account of childhood abuse and trauma. Told from his point of view as a child , when he didn't fully understand everything going on. As someone studying psychology I would be interested to learn more about what cause the switch in the Mother, how did she become so vicious and why was her abuse centered to only one child? This is obviously an extreme case of child abuse but regardless it is important for people to understand and know the signs so we can hopefully save more children and have less kids fall through the cracks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

perth_is's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

danthetranspan's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

ryendnae's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lizardgod's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy

taelorrr's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

vannahcabana's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

4.0

I heard a podcast with Dave Pelzer and had never heard his story. This book was difficult to read in some areas just due to the nature of the topic. It made me count my blessings of the childhood I had, and to start paying closer attention to those around me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ginger_snaps5's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

A very detailed, eye opening look at severe child abuse through the eyes of a survivor. Everyone should read this once in their life. Child abuse is way more common than you would believe and being able to spot the signs could literally be the difference between life and death for a child.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

birdwithablog's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail