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alexklinect's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Police brutality
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Gun violence
alaskanfae's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Racism, and Bullying
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty
scoobygirl93's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Gore, Grief, Violence, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Cursing, Abandonment, Ableism, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Stalking, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexism
runbeck's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Animal cruelty, and Bullying
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Antisemitism, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Grief
rebah's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Torture, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Sexism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Gun violence, Cancer, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Genocide, Classism, Cursing, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
mamaewalk's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Medical content, Animal death, Violence, Car accident, and Mental illness
Minor: Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
taracoleman's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Racial slurs, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Slavery, Antisemitism, Cancer, Genocide, and Miscarriage
booklover_04's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Racism, Sexism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Body shaming, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Bullying, Classism, Misogyny, Confinement, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
mal_reads_books's review against another edition
5.0
For this reading, I jumped between the audiobook and e-book. Julia Whelan, the narrator, was easy to listen to and perfect for the book. I preferred listening to the audiobook, though reading the physical/e-book is certainly worthwhile too.
Tara is a great storyteller. Her unique experience growing up and dealing with her family was interesting to read, though disturbing at times. Her growth in challenging her family's values, overcoming obstacles, and her desire to expand her knowledge were inspiring.
I highly recommend this book, though I advise checking content warnings (especially for DA/DV survivors).
Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Car accident, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Animal death, and Racial slurs
Minor: Antisemitism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence
Seeing Tara put up with and downplay the abuse (described in detail) from her brother, and her family defending him, was difficult to read. In chapter 20, Tara's brother insults her with the n-word more than a handful of times. Most instances are censored in the e-book, but the audiobook narrator says the word out loud. In another chapter, Tara's brother stabsbail33's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Car accident, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Gun violence