Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Os Filhos da Droga by Christiane F., Kai Hermann, Horst Rieck

11 reviews

raichou's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Ich habe schon so oft von diesem Buch gehört und auch den davon inspirierten Film Thirteen angeschaut, aber jetzt habe ich es endlich gelesen. 

Es geht um die Geschichte von Christiane die in Berlin immer tiefer in die Drogenszene rutscht. Trotz vielen Versuchen auszubrechen, zieht sie die Sucht immer wieder zurück. 

Es basiert auf einer waren Geschichte und das macht das ganze noch trauriger. Auch die Teile mit der Hilflosigkeit der Mutter sind hart zu lesen. Sie macht sich unglaubliche Vorwürfe und versucht zu helfen, aber auch hier wird die Sucht immer wieder stärker. 

Alles in allem , ein sehr emotionales Buch, das auch die hässlichen, unschönen und sonst eher verschwiegenen Seiten der Drogenszene zeigt. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

cos_is_me's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

nypho_maniac's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

nimbos's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Maybe I was too young when I read this for the first time at the age of 12 while going through a very dark moment of my life. I remember not being able to finish it straight away, leaving the book aside for two weeks and then coming back to it. It was so graphically tragic that made my immature stomach turn, which might have been emphasised by the fact that I was about the same age as the characters involved. Later, this book would mark me forever and would mold my taste for the twisted, self-flagellating side of humankind. It's an indispensable read in my opinion.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

callmemortici3's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

It is my favourite book ever 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

gatsbyonabudget's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Memoir of Christiane F who was a 14 year old heroine addict in Berlin. It tells her story and how she and her friends ended up as prostitutes near Station Zoo. Crazy informative about drug use and does have a happy ending.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

majakrmer's review against another edition

Go to review page

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

franzi_ela's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

This is not a book that one could actually "like" because it's really depressing to read. But it is an important and interesting portrait of 70's Berlin drug scene. Many german teens were required to read this in school when it came out to make them understand about drug abuse. It would be interesting to know how many of them actively decided to never try drugs after the lecture of this book or after seeing the movie. (Quite a lot I guess, both the book and the movie are VERY graphic about the horrors of drug withdrawal) Also there was a new Amazon Prime Series not too long ago, but it wasn't THAT graphic. It's really authentic and you just have to care about the characters.
The saddest thing is that - although this depicts a situation about 50 years ago - many things haven't changed. It is still difficult to get people into drug therapy, still parents aren't watchful enough, still the school system is overwhelmed with difficult children, still drug dealers are taking advantage of teens who don't know the risks of certain drugs or who want to make "quick money" by selling drugs.
I could go on.
The only way to raise awareness is through books like this. So: Highly recommended, but be aware that it's not a fun read, also take a look at the content warnings!
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

who_is_sisi's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Incredibly brutal, open, and (at least seemingly) honest depiction of the very dark reality of barely-teenage drug addicts. This one gave me nightmares. An important historical document that transformed the discourse in (West) Germany, has shaped a generation, and put the discussion about drug addiction front and center of German society.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

therukat's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark tense medium-paced

3.75

Expand filter menu Content Warnings