Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

14 reviews

ashlyntalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Emotional abuse, Abortion, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Self harm, and Death

balfies's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Feel like I've had all my ugliest, most self-hating emotions scooped out of me and chucked on gravel. The comparisons to Fleabag are apt. An engrossing, sharp, sticky book that grabs mental illness by the horns and tosses it into a pit of womanhood, sisterhood, parenthood, and toxic codependence. Kind of revolting and tortuous and sad and deeply, deeply funny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abortion

rosalind's review

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Minor: Vomit, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

bryelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is a really great but hard read. The main character is going through a mental health journey and in turn hurts a lot of people she loves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent