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izzykai's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence
alexared's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Mental illness, and Child abuse
Moderate: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Blood, and Racism
Minor: Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Animal death, Cancer, Animal cruelty, and Panic attacks/disorders
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
heyheykk's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Animal death, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cancer and Antisemitism
svigran's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Classism, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
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
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 stabsclorbor07's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy, Car accident, Religious bigotry, Blood, and Bullying
Minor: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, and Antisemitism
jjb21's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Confinement, Cancer, Bullying, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Medical content, Antisemitism, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent