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Hijos de la droga by Christiane Vera Felscherinow

pottedplantlover's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Eine sehr bewegende Lebensgeschichte, aus der man wirklich etwas mitnimmt.

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famkez's review against another edition

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4.0

Goed verteld en na een tijdje word je als lezer net zo moedeloos als Christiane zelf. Vanaf al heel jong (12 jaar) steeds sterkere drugs, tot een paar jaar later heroïne en van beginnende tippelaarster die alleen hand- en blowjobs doet naar alles doen. Tussendoor steeds afkicken en bij de eerste de beste gelegenheid weer een spuit zetten, met meerdere keren geelzucht tot gevolg en een lever die bijna aan gort is. Het wordt vrij matter of factly verteld, maar als je het echt tot je door laat dringen is het vooral diep en dieptragisch.

Omdat ik in het Duits las, ben ik nu ook op de hoogte van de junken, heroïnehoertaal van het Berlijn van halverwege de jaren' 70. Dus als je wilt weten wat een Fixerbraut is, lees het boek dan even.

caedy's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

3.25

lolelolelolotte's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0


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pauwa2thapiepel's review against another edition

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5.0

Ik denk dat ik hem nu voor de vijfde keer heb gelezen. Nog steeds even indrukwekkend...

daninyx_reads's review against another edition

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4.25

Holy shit. This book was so heavy and literally broke my heart. Knowing how young she was and all the things she went through as a baby. Cause that was no teen—she was a baby. The raw honesty of Christiane’s story is gut-wrenching, and it’s impossible not to feel the weight of her pain and desperation as you read. The way she describes her spiral into addiction, the exploitation she faced, and the complete lack of support from the adults who were supposed to protect her is devastating. It’s not just a story about drugs; it’s a story about neglect, survival, and the failure of society to care for its most vulnerable. What makes it even harder is knowing this wasn’t just a fictional tale—it was someone’s real life. This book will stay with me for a long time, and it’s a stark reminder of how easily kids can fall through the cracks when the world turns its back on them.

I also lowkey wonder is this is what inspired Penelope Douglas’s character Christiane Fane.

jessica_reis's review against another edition

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4.0

Definição de livro a ler quando queremos ver o vício nas drogas na perspectiva da pessoa que se droga.

Surpreendentemente cru e real.

isabellas96's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

iithaliaii's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Pretty sad not gonna lie. 😀 Read 92% in less than a week and apparently needed a one year break for the other 8%. 

r4v3n_f34th3r's review against another edition

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5.0

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