Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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

8 reviews

siobhanward's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

I wanted to like this more than I did. Sarah Polley's life has been fascinating (and honestly, horrifying), and this series of essays reflects on her life, her learnings and where she is today. Some essays resonated better with me than others, and the variety of topics makes it so that there's something for everyone in there. Mostly my takeaway is that the kinds of people who encourage their kids to become child actors are not the kind of people you want as parents.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Terminal illness

jjha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Miscarriage

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

bobbyheddy's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Rape, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

eringaudet's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Medical content, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

graceesford's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Miscarriage and Stalking

booksinbedinthornhill's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Really glad I read this memoir (series of essays) by Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Rape

melissahawco's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Cancer, and Rape