Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

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

12 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

vagorsol's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Heated/vitriolic arguments between parental figures

ecallahan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Abandonment, Classism, Grief, and Cursing

slinhardt's review against another edition

emotional

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Drug abuse

msalishajane's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Bullying, and Abandonment

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

booknerdsinmn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, and Alcoholism

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