Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Vagina Problems: Endometriosis, Painful Sex, and Other Taboo Topics by Lara Parker

7 reviews

aliconway's review against another edition

2.5

This book was validating but not very informative. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

oktrouble1401213's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

Really liked this book. As someone with endometriosis and adenomyosis I could relate to so many things she talked about. It was a little bit repetitive at times and almost read as though each chapter was written as it’s own essay and then put together without removing redundancies. Because of that there were certain tidbits and statements that I was getting a little tired of hearing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Vomit, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Ableism

khymihr's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Medical trauma

erimakii's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

elzirm's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad

3.5

Getting people talking about taboo topics like vaginal pain is so important and I applaud Lara Parker for doing it! I cannot imagine the courage it takes to do so publicly under your own name, and her work is meant a lot to me. 

However, this book could have been stronger with an editor who trimmed more aggressively. This book could have been 50 pages shorter and stronger for it by trimming down some repetition. That said, I highly recommend you check it out, and might suggest reading it chapter by chapter as if these were essays, rather than all in one go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, Misogyny, and Mental illness

rosalind's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

readalongwithnat's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I received an eARC from Netgalley and St. Martin's Press in exchange for my honest review.

CW: all things medical, death of a friend

I laughed, I cried, I felt so incredibly seen. I would recommend this book to literally everyone because you either have a chronic illness and can relate to so much of Lara's words, or you don't but you should read this so you can be aware of what folks experience on a daily basis.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Death and Grief