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buttermellow's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
hrwohl518's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, and Medical trauma
ltulisiak's review against another edition
5.0
Additionally, the author is originally from Buffalo, NY, and was partially raised in the greater Cleveland, OH, area, so I felt a geographical connection with her, as well.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Suicide attempt
raelin's review against another edition
5.0
This book covers so many categories, since each chapter is written almost as a stand alone essay then grouped together to make one book that does tie every chapter together into a cohesive work. It is masterfully done.
All people represented in this work are dimensional humans, with several different facets. Her mother isn’t just a bipolar religious fanatic. Her father isn’t just an alcoholic abuser. They are also caring, loving, supportive parents. This is how real people are, but not often how people are captured in the written word. The beautiful contradictions that fill our relationships with people are so accurately described.
This book is so much more than memoir. It is also history, inspires self reflection (by directly asking the reader to answer hard questions about their perspective), insight into the writing process, commentary on social media, self persecution, and so much more.
A definite must read for everyone that can handle the content warnings.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
clarabooksit's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual assault
solenodon's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Physical abuse and Forced institutionalization
nicolejlevy's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Fatphobia, Hate crime, and Grief
bethanyyy's review
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, and Colonisation
megan_bbender's review
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Rape, and Colonisation
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Pregnancy
sofiareadings's review
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment