Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

A Bit Of A Stretch by Chris Atkins

13 reviews

pasupapare's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

weekatsie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

thequeenofsheba3's review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Xenophobia

clotalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Eye opening. It's weird to describe this as enjoyable considering the subject matter, but I did look forward to listening each day and finding out a bit more about the state of our prison systems. 

Atkins really adds the human nature to each story, and doesn't shy away from revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly. Nor does he pretend to be a saint surrounded by sinners. The acknowledgement of what being in prison does to those waiting outside was also recognised. 

A very interesting, but also entertaining book - didn't make the subject dry and boring, but personal and revealing. Well narrated on the whole, though I did find some of the voices wince-inducing. Overall a worthwhile listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

mollywj's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

kfquarium's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

citrusboombox's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

bridget_t's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

elled's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction and Drug use

jayevans's review

funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

An easy read, well-written narrative about a middle-class man’s time inside. Though Atkins isn’t as reflective about the crime he committed, his descriptions of his experience and the characters he meets were rich, and his evidence about the failures of the prison  system is very thought-provoking. Really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Child abuse