Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up by Selma Blair

60 reviews

larcadip's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

vchetty's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Body shaming and Rape

kasslandry's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I am in awe of Selma Blair and this book. By far one of my favorite reads…ever! An incredibly heartbreaking story that somehow has a positive ending. Selma, battling things we all struggle to face but explains it all in such a brutally honest way…labels that people create about us, disease, death, love, self loathing…phenomenal read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Rape

decembermagpie's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Deportation

leweylibrary's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

A really solid celeb memoir! I had no idea this actor had been through so much and had that much interaction with "bigger" celebrities. My only qualms were the large amounts of "omg my child is the greatest thing that ever happened to me" bleh and how... inauthentic? the author/narrator's crying in the audiobook felt 😬 sorry, it just felt really sudden and forced every time it happened (which was a lot) and it bothered me 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Rape

teamstarburger's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

I appreciated her candor. She shared some experiences that I don’t know if I would have been able to, had I been in her position. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Rape

internationalreads's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

mereileen's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Rape

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Grief

funkyauntjules's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

so incredible. i had been wanting to read this for months after picking it up and i'm so glad i finally got to. blair's style is just so visceral, clear, and open. she cracked herself right open to write this! the true theme of labels and language and how it connects to her relationships (her mother, her son, herself) is so beautiful. i absolutely loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

dooleynoted's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, and Sexual assault