Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

7 reviews

diannasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Death, and Cursing

charliebriggs96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Cursing, Gaslighting, Self harm, Death, and Drug abuse

downcircles's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I couldn't put this book down when I started. It's a short read and I completely understand why it's so beloved. I read it as a friend sharing their experiences with me so the time line jumps didnt bother me at all. I felt the author was very good at making me feel the way their environment felt withouth needing to go into too much detail and I quite liked the shorter chapter style. While being able to balance being funny and recognizing that these girls where commited for a reason. The last few chapters add an important perspective of social bias of diagnosis and believability of those of us who struggle with mental health. The pages with her medical notes added a lot as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

This memoir will resonate with anyone who’s been in treatment. If you know, you know. 🌻💛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Classism, Confinement, Bullying, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicide, Self harm, Death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Violence

jackieyvette's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Love the movie and finally got around to reading the book that started it all. It’s a very quick read and easy to fall into. Susanna Kaysen’s writing voice is great and I really enjoyed this book even with its super dark underbelly. 
Don’t expect to get a play-by-play of the movie because the book is at the base the same, but really different once the base has been laid. 
Gotta go watch Girl, Interrupted now. 

Crying score: No, but I think I could have if I weren’t reading at work in public. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

eatwritereadrepeat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Minor: Bullying

booksofautumn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Blood, and Bullying