Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

4 reviews

mads_jpg's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Really interesting memoir about life as an autistic woman, I'm a big fan of Fern Brady's comedy and knew about her diagnosis, but was surprised to see this was the main focus of the book. Really well written and very funny, tempted to listen to the audiobook too since I spent most of this book trying to read it in her voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Classism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Sexual content, Addiction, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

bearystarry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

I feel incredibly seen by this memoir. I’m… probably going to reread and annotate this almost immediately.

Just wish there was less fatphobia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Grief, Self harm, Drug use, Death, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Bullying, and Alcohol

Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, and Vomit

Minor: Rape, Racism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tea_at_mole_end's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Ableism, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Racism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Excrement, Police brutality, Infidelity, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Drug use, Death, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

dean_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Biphobia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Classism, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body shaming, Cancer, Bullying, Lesbophobia, and Police brutality