Reviews

By the Time You Read This: The Space between Cheslie's Smile and Mental Illness―Her Story in Her Own Words by April Simpkins

shay43geek's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Infidelity

jesolis's review

reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

kaelisims's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

asiabreann's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

booklovertamisha's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

ellaminnowpea's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.5

mamaofperfectpayton's review

challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

4.5 stars. This was a really good look into pageantry and how it affects the lives of the women who compete. I wish we could have read Cheslie's final manuscript. I also loved reading her mother's side as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Body shaming and Racism

lindseyfadden's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

j_k_w's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

ladya444's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0