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kenzielireads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
geminireader's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
emilibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
bratlingling's review against another edition
4.0
Brilliantly written and will accompany me in my thoughts for a long time
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Car accident
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
neenamp's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting
betag1013's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
charley0796's review against another edition
4.5
Going into this book, it was marketed as a story of anti-establishment and mainstream education, all about Tara’s journey to educating and learning. What i wasn’t expecting were the graphic accounts of abuse by her brother and severe gaslighting that altered her memories and left her full of self-doubt many decades later. However, these are no where near as graphic as with other memories I have read and I have come to expect this. I will not mark down for people disclosing their story - but the blurb could definitely be more accurate.
Much of the book is about her inner battles, though how she overcame her self doubt and depression and what she learnt from counselling are missing. I would also have liked to learn more about what she is doing now and her family relationships.
As a therapist myself, this book really shows the way gaslighting and abuse victims remain stuck in their cycle, through the abuser slowly taking away all escape routes (i.e. financial dependence, threat of ostracising, physical threats etc). It also shows how schizophrenia or other forms of delusions can be seen through the eyes of the beholder, as absolute and as a need to share their beliefs. It was so saddening to see how much her father followed his delusions, though due to his likely psychosis, there’s no way he could have believed anything different without therapeutic or medical intervention.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Pregnancy
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Dementia
jayricart's review against another edition
1.25
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
sandsing7's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
marpaige's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting