Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story by Bess Kalb

6 reviews

alenert's review against another edition

funny lighthearted

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

4.25

This is a fun read, and it made me wish I had some matriarchs in my life. Ms. Kalb was spot on when she called this a "matrilineal love story." Just warm and a really interesting take on a memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Bullying, and Mental illness

Minor: War, Antisemitism, and Terminal illness

chaoticnostalgia's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Death, and Grief

Minor: Terminal illness and Chronic illness

saskiahill's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Medium paced, but easy to read quickly, this book is a lovely reflection on a life full of personality. While you won't have the same reference points, it feels familiar and you can imagine the equivalent conversations with your own family as you read it.

On that note - if you have a tense or uncomfortable relationship with your own mother/grandmother, I'd probably not recommend this to you. The characters aren't perfect, but in the end there's a lot of love going around, so if your own relationshiops have headed in a different direction it may be a little hard to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming

lexa's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.75

I laughed. I cried. Delightful audiobook. Like having a lunch date with the grandma you never had. 

Only thing keeping it from 5 stars is that the storytelling format was confusing at times; hard to tell who was “speaking”. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Body shaming and Chronic illness

dorakathryn's review

emotional funny fast-paced

5.0

This book made me sob in the best way possible. Just over two hundred pages, Nobody Will Tell You This But Me will suck you in so quickly and wholly that you leave feeling as though Grandma Bobby was your own grandmother. The small memories and phone calls and stories make it an easy but impactful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body shaming and Antisemitism

Minor: Chronic illness and Sexism