Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

198 reviews

grandma_soup's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Sexual violence

kell_xavi's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative medium-paced

4.0

Memoir by multilingual Scottish comedian, working class autistic woman, fashion icon, and former stripper Fern Brady. Brady’s experience of autism, depression, and anxiety is very unlike my own—different class, culture, field, and gender context, as well as 2 decades and celebrity status separate us—yet a lot of it is familiar, and the added stories (descriptions, frustrations, examples) are appreciated. I hope all of us women and trans autistics can find ways to be comfortable and safe with ourselves. I hope books like these can help us to be seen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Police brutality and Rape

misdiagnosis

sarahreadsromance's review

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

It’s weird to rate someone’s personal story and judge that it is or isn’t good.  I appreciated the honesty and transparency that Fern Brady offers in this book, and it’s helpful to understand both her and other autistic women in my life.  My experience reading it was 4 stars, but that’s not to say that it couldn’t be much more valuable to someone else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

allisrosie's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, and Domestic abuse

laurenkimoto's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Dysphoria, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Biphobia, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

emma_sky's review

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Physical abuse, Self harm, Classism, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

amyford's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Alcoholism, Rape, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Violence

stephriggs25's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

migalu23's review

dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

pat_sc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Gutwrenching but simply wonderful in her sincerity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Drug use, Sexism, Self harm, and Misogyny

Minor: Eating disorder, Bullying, and Body shaming