Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

A Bit Of A Stretch by Chris Atkins

19 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

lails_x's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Read this book as part of a book club, and this has been my favourite book so far. I completed a degree in criminology, so anything crime/prison/policing related is of a real interest to me. When you learn about this stuff at uni, it focuses on the government approach, and official reports and statistics. So I knew that the UK prison system was bad, but when you actually hear about what it is like for prisoners themselves, it adds a whole new dimension to your knowledge. Amazing book and such an interesting insight into prison and reform

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Violence

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

paukinra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction and Racism

Minor: Murder

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

elephant134's review against another edition

funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

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

what_lou_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide