Reviews tagging 'Racism'

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

118 reviews

smolgalaxybrain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad

5.0

If I could give this book a 10/5, I would.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Racism and Sexual assault

clemclems's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

antistic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

The start of the book where she describes the trauma she went through growing up was difficult for me to get through. But I'm glad I did because reading her journey through her trauma and healing was something I absolutely needed at this time. The book touches on trauma, mostly parental abuse but also touches on generational, racial, and workplace trauma. I like how honest she is on what healing feels like — from the difficulties of finding a good therapist, to trying all kinds of different therapies (some of which work for her and some which don't), to including her therapy transcripts within the book. It makes it feel tangible and real, and she wonderfully weaves in some of the current science and theory about trauma to to make a book that feels both personal and broad. I leave the book feeling glad that her life is looking up and hopeful for my own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation

scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This book was so rough and still so important. Stephanie Foo writes a heart-breaking memoir of her traumatic upbringing and abusive parents and how she dealt with the resulting C-PTSD. There are mentions of racism and inter-generational trauma, as well as a dive into the current pandemic, and how her mental illness affected her through it. I felt so much for her and I'm relieved she has a better support system as an adult.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism and Suicidal thoughts

pookiee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

really enlightening and pretty relatable.

started this months ago and put it down cuz it was too upsetting at that time, but i’m so glad i finished it. it’s hopeful, and the work the author put in to get better is admirable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Racism and Grief

Minor: Body shaming

exhaustedreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The first 20% was rough, and I almost DNF. So glad I pushed through as it turned out to be a beautiful and moving story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual assault and War

starlit_pathways's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, and War

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

trinamarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow what an incredible memoir. Such a brutally honest personal account detailing childhood abuse and generational trauma.  And most importantly the journey of learning, understanding and healing from complex trauma. Sometimes hard to read, but so glad I did, a hopeful and compassionate story. 


Stephanie Foo; Malaysian Chinese American Author 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, and Abandonment

wetdirtreads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Hate crime, and War

devyleelee's review

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Chronic illness and Medical trauma