Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran

7 reviews

rongrong's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Strong start, relatable stories and people. Slowed down in the middle, then picked up again. Glad I stuck with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Child abuse, and Bullying

saara_ilona_muu's review

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

This is a great first-effort written by a Vietnamese-American Gen X skater-punk. I loved so much about this book. He's got an authentic voice, and I found myself laughing and crying at various points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: War, Murder, and Suicide

chasinash's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Bullying, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

plantybooklover's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.75

Phuc is evacuated from Saigon with his family in 1975 and ends up, surprisingly, in Carlisle, PA.  I grew up- shockingly- 11 miles away. we were 3-4 years apart and as far as I can tell, never crossed paths- although I am sure he met my Mom at some point. 
   Phuc is an excellent story teller and rolls through his life - with it's many challenges- in a funny, but also genuine and clear eyed way. His descriptions of Carlisle, were spot on, and I related my way to tears at some points in the book- his story- while uniquely his, resonated with me- and I am sure it will resonate with anyone who has felt like an outsider. 
The only thing that would have made it better, would have been to have some chapters of his time in college- he attended the same college as my sister, so ... I'd love to sit down with him and compare out some notes some day!
I'd recommend the audio book- the author narrates it himself, and I felt like he was just hanging out in the living room, telling stories.  Definitely a worth while read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Blood, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

mandkips's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Hate crime, Death, Animal death, and Violence

rynstagram's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

A story about a person into punk rock and reading was right up my alley. Phuc's comparison of segments of his life to classic novels was a really effective way of tying different memories/stories together. It adds so much to the reflective tone of the whole novel. 

The reason for my star rating is because the metaphors and language are all great, but there were some details that were a bit jarring because they felt like they needed a backstory. It was easy to tell that some stories had been cut when a name or fact about Phuc's life is briefly mentioned in a different story with the assumption that the reader knows about it. Also, it took me a little while to get into. 

This is one of those slower paced books that needs to be that way. It's incredibly honest and vulnerable while also being funny and well-written. His story has very little in common with mine, but the way he tells it makes you feel what he's feeling in that moment. He proves his point that literature can connect people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death and Hate crime

Minor: Animal death and Violence

tiche22h's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse