Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

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

10 reviews

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

ssorchaa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

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

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

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

annabunce's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Pregnancy, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Stalking and Miscarriage

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

smavy's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

This book was raw and visceral and amazing. The author explores some of the most traumatic events in her life through the prism of memory and the reliability of stories. Sarah Polley’s personal story is one she is still grappling with. From the loss of her mother at a young age, to the treatment of child actors, to her experience with #MeToo and men who exploited her as a child actor — all of these essays combine to make a very strong narrative with heart and empathy and personal exploration at its core. 

I recommend everyone also watch her documentary Stories We Tell for another facet of Polley’s life. 

Remarkable read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Cancer, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, and Stalking