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samarakroeger's review against another edition
3.0
Dr. Harper tries to interweave her traumatic upbringing with vignettes about her ER patients but spends too much time lecturing on the beauty of yoga and not enough on meaningful self-reflection. I thought she was leaning too heavily on the inevitable emotions of the ER (like dead babies) to carry the heft of the memoir. It didn’t really work.
There’s still plenty of interesting material to engage in, though, so I’m not mad about finally reading it.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Cancer, Rape, Medical trauma, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Death, Gun violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Terminal illness
sofipitch's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality
Moderate: Racism, Physical abuse, Cancer, Gun violence, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Addiction, Abortion, and Alcoholism
katiejohns's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Medical content, Cancer, and Medical trauma
blackcatkai's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Chronic illness, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Ableism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Police brutality, Abortion, Fatphobia, Grief, and Drug use
becksss's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Cancer, Child death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
poppyseedromance's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
drbrizzlybear's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault
ekmook's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault
Moderate: Gun violence and Murder
jourdanicus's review against another edition
5.0
*And yes, there are a lot of potential triggers discussed in this book but Dr. Harper handles each topic with such sensitivity and grace that, while this may be a challenging read for some, it is not carelessly or blatantly triggering. I hope the content warnings don't drive away any potential readers.
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Blood, Abortion, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Rape
beaconhillbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Child abuse and Cancer