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babymoomoocow's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
This book out of all of then was my least favorite. HOWEVER it is still VERY GOOD!
I liked the story but by the end it was a little odd. Talking about themes and stuff that she's already done and done very well. To me it's shocking that the themes she talked about weren't thing that she knew has been talked about and greatly liked by her fans.
** SPOILERS **
But besides that I really enjoyed the moment where she was talking to her doctor. And he was like "yeah here we don't really see drinking as more than just a drink, but in other countries they see it more as a drug" Which explained very well to me why no one was intervening on Nagata's heavy drinking. Knowing that if she was drinking that heavily in the US (to the point of frequently wetting the bed) someone would have sent her to a rehab facility.
It really shows the difference in cultures.
** END OF SPOILERS **
Anyways, this one didn't hit me as hard as her other ones but this book focused on a more specific topic than her previous 3. But there were still some themes that carried over.
I liked the story but by the end it was a little odd. Talking about themes and stuff that she's already done and done very well. To me it's shocking that the themes she talked about weren't thing that she knew has been talked about and greatly liked by her fans.
** SPOILERS **
But besides that I really enjoyed the moment where she was talking to her doctor. And he was like "yeah here we don't really see drinking as more than just a drink, but in other countries they see it more as a drug" Which explained very well to me why no one was intervening on Nagata's heavy drinking. Knowing that if she was drinking that heavily in the US (to the point of frequently wetting the bed) someone would have sent her to a rehab facility.
It really shows the difference in cultures.
** END OF SPOILERS **
Anyways, this one didn't hit me as hard as her other ones but this book focused on a more specific topic than her previous 3. But there were still some themes that carried over.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Eating disorder
radclyffe_uhaul's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Self harm
Minor: Blood
bxtsu's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Self harm
idlereader's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness
Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
eudaemonics's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I found this book during a time where I really needed it, which is probably why I rate it so highly. I think it's much snappier than Kabi-sensei's previous memoirs. Even if she didn't record as many things from her hospitalization because she didn't want to write memoirs anymore, I feel like relying on her memories and others made the pacing feel more...natural and reflective rather than almost documentary-like. Not that I disliked her previous memoirs, but maybe this one just stuck out to me in a way that I can't describe since I've been struggling with allowing myself to create and giving myself that room to do what I really want to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism
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