Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Educated by Tara Westover

131 reviews

boop123's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

Objectively such an amazing book. Her struggles coming to terms with her womanhood, religion, family, education, and the self was so intricate and honest. I genuinely cannot fathom someone who was in this unique kind of upbringing have affected their life and the sacrifices that come with it.
 
Also I don’t know if this is relevant but I am glad that she acknowledges how the events occurred have varying accounts so we may truly not know the exact story. Like what happened to Shawn’s accident, Luke’s leg on fire, and the explosion as she was not actually there when it took place. It shows that it is not gospel truth but nevertheless is still authentic and sincere because it still has affected her in one way or another.
 
I am glad that the author is at peace now even though she is not in good terms with the other family members. And this book was not only incredibly well-written, it was also extremely brave of her to tell her story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, and Racial slurs

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

mathilda1998's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Child abuse, Bullying, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body shaming and Ableism

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

matonnhermann's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Abandonment, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

rebah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

booklover_04's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Very well written. Hard to read at some parts due to the abuse. I would recommend going into this book without prior knowledge.

I knew that she eventually left, which I feel ruined the anticipation. I did find it shocking that she wasn’t the first in her family to leave. Definitely changed the story, as it shaped her experience.

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Content Warnings

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

tiny_napoleon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Minor: Death, Animal death, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

the_flat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

annakh16's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Child abuse, Bullying, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Animal death

Moderate: Body shaming and Abandonment