Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie

2 reviews

beanjoles's review against another edition

3.0

I skimmed this book because I’ve heard a lot about how good it is from various folks over the years. In short: it’s a product of its time, and it is highly specific to people in intimate relationships with alcoholics. I’m not in that target audience (I read it more because I deal with these tendencies due to abuse as a child) so that may be why I didn’t get as much out of it as I was hoping.  Mostly I found this to be affirming of the things I am already working on rather than giving me anything new to consider. It was, however, really warming and helpful to read in plain text that there’s nothing wrong with me for being, well, human, and that I am competent to live my own life and make my own choices regardless of whether someone else approves.  

If you, like me, have trauma that was actually caused by religion, then be aware that this book talks about the Christian God a lot. I don’t know if this is because of the author’s personal beliefs, because it relies heavily on the AA framework, or because a general belief in god was more taken for granted at that point, but regardless—be prepared to skim frequently.

Also: Way too many quotes from Julie Hollis’s Fat is a Family Affair. Which is a fucked up subject in general… Definitely made me feel a bit suspicious of this book tbh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Alcoholism, and Religious bigotry

nglidk's review against another edition

Too much religious content, too much degradation 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry