Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

10 reviews

staticsmouse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

I wasn’t expecting this to be a comic book going in. My review is skewed because I started this book exhausted with the intent to finish and that’s what I did. I thought it was beautifully drawn and it was dark in message but it was a good story. I don’t like how it’s hard to figure out what page you are on because only half the pages have page numbers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Violence, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage

It is sad that his mom lost her addiction battle despite it starting when she was 13

sprucewillow's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Blood, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, and Cursing

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I never like to rate a personal story any less than five stars, everyone has a story and sharing that story for other people to relate to and to feel seen and understood, is incredible.

We follow Ja as he grows up within a dysfunctional but loving family, we follow him as he learns about his mothers drug addiction and tries to find his way in the world. I would have loved to have had a bit more detail and depth with the addiction but it is not my story to tell.

The artwork was great and I love how this graphic novel is one of the outcomes of his story. He followed his passion for art and drawing and now people all over the world can enjoy it too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Addiction, and Cursing

literarycavy's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

mandi4886's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Sexism, and Emotional abuse

temporarilyhuman's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The author's note at the end is a must read. There more than anywhere else in the book we see the author's growth and understanding, especially in regards to his mother. 

The inclusion of photos of actual letter and drawings gives this book a little something extra that helps it hit home. I think it was a very good choice to include them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Classism, Mental illness, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Murder

katiebowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

As with most addiction narratives, this one is rough. Hey Kiddo tells the story of Jarrett's life growing up with (but mostly without) his mother who is addicted to heroin. The art style is muted watercolors and, I think, achieves the author's goal of making it look like a memory. It's a tough read, but compelling in the way that the story is told all the way through from a child's perspective - when Jarrett's a toddler, little is revealed about the details of what's wrong, and the reader learns the family secrets with Jarrett as he grows up. I imagine this is an important and meaningful book for kids with similar stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

riseisbookapp's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Child abuse

dwellordream's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Drug abuse

ellav's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book was so inspiring, and it was just an awesome story of a person struggling with family addiction. I loved the story of how he became what he wanted to be despite his terrible family situation. I think this book is a must read for anyone struggling with addiction, or who has experienced others with the same problem. It will definitely change the way you look at things.

I loved the illustrations, because they worked so well for the concept of the book and the chapter headers we so cool. It was such a wonderful idea to include personal letters and pictures, because it made the experience seem even more intimate and real. Also, the pineapple wallpaper was just such a great touch 😊

This book broke that cliche of the traditional happy family. It showed real life with people that had real problems. This is a book I would recommend to anyone, because people need to see this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Sexual content