Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

22 reviews

kirstieanya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicide, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Self harm, Medical trauma, Death, Mental illness, and Cancer

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is one of the better memoirs i've listened too. I think Maria is hilarious and I'd totally go to her show. Again the book ends a little abruptly but I think the formatting is fun. The chapters are divided up into separate "cults" and chunks of her life. I appreciate that she keeps the timeline pretty easy to follow and describes what's happening year wise as well. I think I would have appreciated more of a conclusion other than her own twelve step program creation. The PDF of pictures and all the recipes were such a cute addition! I'd definitely recommend this as a good starter memoir. Very easy to listen to and funny while being serious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Death of parent, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Body shaming, Death, Dysphoria, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

dexkit10's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

daggotry's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Maria Bamford is a fucking genius. Her well deserved popularity should equate to more success but she is open about her setbacks and has elevated her to folk hero(ine) for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicide

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Probably the funniest book I have listened to in a long time. As Maria Bamford bravely recounts her many adventures with group therapies and twelve step programs from debtors anonymous to couples therapy. Maria openly shares about her struggles with antidepressants, our healthcare system when it comes to mental health help and so much more. Although none of those topics sounds funny, trust me this book will have you laughing. 
Highly recommend, especially if you are depressed and need a laugh at the world and other situations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Addiction, Drug use, Cursing, Dysphoria, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

alisonscott1010's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

andyfrenchhh's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Eating disorder, and Addiction

space_hag's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Maria Bamford is saying all the things that should be said about mental illness.  All while being absurd & charming af. The chapter on suicide was cleverly apt. Maria Bamford is great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt

therevisionist's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I listened to the audiobook of this, and Maria's reading was vibrant, emotional, and as full of character and charm as you'd expect. Highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, and Self harm

lcamp2780's review

dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Eating disorder, and Suicide

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Religious bigotry