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Reviews tagging 'Self harm'
B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate
10 reviews
yayarose's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
julesfrigault's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Infertility, and Blood
torinyg's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism and Bullying
hecubatohim's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Alcoholism
kharcourt's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Self harm, and Grief
apoppyinthewind's review against another edition
4.0
It was interesting and vulnerable book about friendships that focused on the author’s personal struggles. It acknowledges and discusses the reality on when friendships fall to the wayside or break apart. This is not a side of friendship that’s widely discussed so I appreciate that author shared her own experiences.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Self harm
itsmemarissag's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cancer and Self harm
theoceanrose's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Self harm
Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, and Alcohol
aprilthelibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Alcoholism and Self harm
Minor: Infertility
savvylit's review against another edition
3.0
This memoir is well-written and honest. Ultimately, though, it just was not for me. B.F.F. is rooted in the culture of middle-class, white Gen X women -- that's clearly the target audience. I think some of the points that Tate makes that attempt to be relatable and/or humorous fell flat for me as someone who was a teenager about twenty years after Tate had been. Additionally, this memoir was so focused on Tate's flaws and how she self-sabotaged that I was hoping for a little more evidence of how she'd developed/changed on this decades-long journey of healing and self-discovery regarding her role in her female friendships. There's surprisingly very little of that and it's not until the end of this book.
Many thanks to @avidreaderpress for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review! All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship