Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle

30 reviews

kelseymck's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Colonisation

mandy172's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

danii_mzz's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

A well-written, touching story that is all too common in Canada. This book builds empathy and understanding of those struggling with homelessness and addiction 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

zee's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

3.25

An incredibly brutal memoir focusing on how childhood trauma impacted Thistle's drug addiction and homelessness. I found it difficult to gauge the passage of time, and some anecdotes were quite disjointed with seeming nonsequitors. The ending wraps things up quickly without as much introspection as I'd hoped given the tribulations related. I'm glad Thistle was able to overcome such hardship, but the memoir unfortunately didn't grab me. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

jennaslaney_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Addiction and Abandonment

evandaniel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A wonderful reminder of perseverance and hope. Very honest and raw, Jesse’s story hits the hardest for me when he experiences profound loss. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Colonisation, Cursing, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Alcoholism

Minor: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Grief, Toxic friendship, Blood, Cancer, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

comeundun's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Excrement, Addiction, Colonisation, and Drug abuse

moocasey_'s review against another edition

dark inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I sped through this book. Such an incredibly shocking and touching memoir. 
I love how he never blamed anyone for the mistakes he made throughout his life. He took ownership over all the crap he did, and thanked those that gave him second chances, a couch to crash on, food, booze, and drugs.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcoholism, and Addiction

oinkoink's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Classism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

justinecass's review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book should be mandatory reading for all non-Indigenous Canadians. Jesse's story perfectly encapsulates the tremendous impacts and complexities of colonization, systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma. Jesse's story paints a picture of the experience of so many indigenous folks in Canada. I listened to the audiobook and really loved hearing Jesse narrate his own story. Highly highly recommend and looking forward to his next book. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Abandonment