Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up by Selma Blair

7 reviews

sierrabowers's review

emotional informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

anjasshelf's review

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

cinderrunner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

A beautiful and insightful read. I wouldn't consider myself a Selma Blair fan and have always been indifferent to her as a performer. This book is a worthwhile read for anyone who enjoys powerfully human memoirs. It completely stands on its own merits regardless of Blair's stardom. This book was so painful yet beautiful. There is a rather lyrical quality to Blair's writing that I adore. I loved her honesty, self reflection, and openness with the intense hurt of her life. This is very much a book about the struggles of addiction, illness (both phsyical and mental), and finding a sense of belonging/home in a world that can be really painful. Please do check trigger warnings for this one cause the author has been through some rough stuff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

millywebster's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

wendym3's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Though some subject matter is hard, her tone is reflective, empowered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction and Emotional abuse

Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

kellmo's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Medical trauma

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