Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Argonauts, by Maggie Nelson

4 reviews

jonsnowsmanbun's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual content, Transphobia, Terminal illness, Stalking, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Cancer, Death of parent, and Abortion

Minor: Excrement

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

I found this really interesting and thoughtful and compelling. I'm not sure I'd say I loved it or anything like that, but I was engaged the whole time and especially loved her thoughts on motherhood and queerness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Child death, and Mental illness

Minor: Transphobia

Childbirth

mallory10100's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

poetic, LGBTQ, memoir 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Transphobia, Terminal illness, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, and Vomit

lesbiansforfabray's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

incredible exploration of gender in relationships and while trying to have children. made me rethink so much about motherhood and queer motherhood.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, and Vomit