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kryskross's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Violence, and Abortion
mahinamahina's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Grief
Minor: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm
mads_jpg's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Some chapters made me feel like I wasn't quite smart enough for this book, others didn't feel related to the premise of the book at all. But the rest was so good that I don't really mind. A lot of this book read like poetry, amazing writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, and Self harm
Moderate: Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Terminal illness
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Abortion
ejsreads's review
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
A++++ Prose
Thought-provoking, HUMAN, and moving collection of essays.
At times a little pretentious, but I could overlook that because the writing was so impressive.
Thought-provoking, HUMAN, and moving collection of essays.
At times a little pretentious, but I could overlook that because the writing was so impressive.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness and Medical trauma
Minor: Abortion
afestivalaparade's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I would strongly recommend not listening to this book as an audiobook -- Jamison's writing deserves to be consumed slowly, with full attention. The audiobook format allows your focus to drift and lose the subtlety Jamison builds within and across essays. If you don't give the book the attention it deserves then her arguments feel blunt and overwrought; tuning in reveals more layered observations.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Eating disorder, and Abortion
nmp's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma
Minor: Abortion
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