Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Girlhood by Melissa Febos

56 reviews

hannahyorkey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Drug use

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Eating disorder

annamary54's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I struggled to get into this book, but the mirror test got me hooked. this really puts into words what it feels like to be a girl in a woman’s body. at times i was extremely uncomfortable reading this, in the best way. it forced me to reflect on my own life every essay. will be recommending to all of my friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use, Body shaming, Sexual content, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

chelseamann's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking

joensign's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Pedophilia

Minor: Colonisation, Racism, and Transphobia

bella_ruth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Sexism

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Bullying, Dysphoria, and Suicidal thoughts

kkimball's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Rape, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Eating disorder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

m_ren_watson's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Eating disorder

madelinedalton's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.0

Like most essay collections, some essays were phenomenal and some were just okay. Unfortunately, I found the first and last essays to be underwhelming, which is a bit of a bummer. That said, “Thank You for Taking Care of Yourself” was SO profound that I have to give this 4 stars. 

I went into this book expecting a lot of essays that are broadly relatable to women. Instead, I got essays that were about one woman’s very interesting life that were sometimes applicable to the things we all go through. This is not at all a bad thing! I think I just felt a bit let down by the book because it wasn’t what I was hoping to read, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad writing choice at all. Melissa Febos has really interesting and powerful stories to share. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

emmacristina's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

meaglovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Sexual assault