Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory by Sarah Polley

12 reviews

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

Expertly written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

bookworm_ohsea's review

challenging dark inspiring reflective sad tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Child abuse

kairhone's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent and Pedophilia

nettleviolet's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, and Mental illness

music_teacher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This was simply a stunning book. The author told fascinating and often tragic stories with a clear, unwavering voice. Her stories of overcoming injury and difficult pregnancy and childbirth are so common and she told them with such clarity and sympathy. The sexual assault story was hard to read because of how closely she brought us into her trauma and resilience. This book is amazing; I couldn’t put it down and I can’t recommend it highly enough. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage and Pedophilia

thevietvegan's review

challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Thought provoking and at times gut-wrenching. It takes a lot to do this much self-reflection, let alone write it all in a book for the world to judge. It is raw, honest, and it seems like it would be very cathartic if these stories were left untold in her heart. Feeling misunderstood is a hard feeling, and I hope she feels more understood after this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Grief, and Child abuse

dnlrbchd's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Overall a good read but certain essays aren't going to be for everyone, especially if medical trauma, infertility or an aversion to the AWE™️ of parenting are triggering in any way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Blood, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Pedophilia and Miscarriage

avisreadsandreads's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Cancer, Death of parent, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Stalking

melaniekarin's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

this is an absolutely stunning memoir/essay collection. should be required reading for any parent that wants to put their kid into professional film/tv

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Pedophilia, Cancer, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

sarasreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was unputdownable. Absolutely flew through it in less than a day. The audiobook is extra good because she reads it herself. I was completely immersed in her writing and experiences. I feel a little different in the world now, after finishing it. 

There were also several things in it I wasn't expecting to relate to so strongly, especially in terms of chronic illness. 

Content warnings for sexual assault and pedophilia (this one isn't explicit but it's a strong theme in the book).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault