Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

My Body Keeps Your Secrets by Lucia Osborne-Crowley

4 reviews

northamerica's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Vomit, Abortion, Biphobia, Misogyny, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Cancer, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Infertility, and Grief

realisticreader1's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

This book is amazing. Please, everyone read it. This book was a profound exploration of what it means to be a woman in the context of vulnerability, romantic love, self acceptance, and becoming truly visible to those around us and most importantly ourselves. This book vocalised so many feelings and thoughts I didn’t know how to express. I feel seen in a tragically beautiful way. 

*I don’t rate non-fiction books*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Drug use, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

megabookdork's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

A difficult read and very personal account of the author and her interviewees' experiences around trauma and their bodies. Make sure you are comfortable with detailed descriptions of abuse before tackling this book. Having said that, I felt like its last two chapters are full of hope for the future... Very well constructed and an excellent ending for such a hard topic to cover.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

j_ash7's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A must read.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship