Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me by Keah Brown

4 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

3.5

A lot of this was social justice and disability justice 101. The essays were ok, but I think I would have liked them more if I were younger. I appreciate the work that went into this book and the messages within it, however. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Grief, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Medical content, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia

jojo_'s review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Racism, and Fatphobia

arcinzole's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

Really lovely memoir and essay collection. Brown is so open and self-reflective here, it helped me process some of my own self-esteem issues while also (and most importantly) providing insight into how we can build an inclusive society that honors both intersectional identities and rights to privacy.

Only kept from a 5 star for me because, as an entertainment journalist, the author makes a lot of references to TV shows and movies that I didn't really connect with. That's on me, not the book or the author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Body shaming, and Racism

litlistening's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Eating disorder, Grief, Self harm, and Bullying