Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

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

37 reviews

aishallnot's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, Racism, and War

Minor: Self harm

ames_101's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

A beautiful story of trauma and therapy and triumph. Told on audiobook by the author, including snippets from therapy sessions, really made this book stand out. The retelling of her childhood trauma was difficult to listen to, but worthwhile through the next parts of her story. A life full of love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Suicide

scrappapertiger's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, and Self harm

maxthefish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I cannot word my love for this book in a proper way. It made me cry and it was intense but I couldn’t stop reading. Even working 10 hour shifts and being in school at the same time I finished it in four days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Child death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

butterbrioche's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective

I don't read memoirs often because they aren't my cup of tea but so many people were recommending this book over the body keeps score because the author of that book is abusive and problematic, which foo acknowledges in her memoir. I am so glad that I listened to/read this. Sometimes it was hard to get through but it was so necessarily and I am thankful that I pushed through. What I really liked about this book is the discussion around mental health, abuse, and immigrants/asian cultures. As a Black woman, who knows intimately how taboo talking about mental health and trauma can be in my own community, it is heartening to see other people and their communities bring this to the forefront to discuss because it isn't something that cannot be ignored. It really is inspiring. In the end, I feel that this book helped me understand myself and my own trauma more and for that, I will be forever thankful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Child abuse

Minor: Violence and Suicide

megano_oregano's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

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, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Grief

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

Minor: Racism and Sexual assault

devyleelee's review

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Child abuse

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

Minor: Medical trauma and Chronic illness

zombiezami's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment, Self harm, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Violence, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Death, Alcohol, Rape, Addiction, Police brutality, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Hate crime, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Kidnapping, Child death, War, Excrement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, and Cancer

jazmanere's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse