Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Hollywood Park: A Memoir by Mikel Jollett

5 reviews

jenigmatic's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

librarymouse's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

 Reading memoirs often leads to moments of self reflection, comparing yourself to the author; what the author is willing to share through the distance offered by a book versus what people are willing to share face to face. This was one of the best memoirs I've read in my life. It starts as a book about a cult, but rather than focusing on the cult and it's history as so many similar books have, Jollett writes about its impact, how it echoed through his life, how he tried to escape its impact, and then embracing its impact as a part of him. The music tied to the story was wonderfully done, and Jollett narrating the book made it personal. Jollett covers far too much in this book for me to address in a review, but as cliche as it is, I laughed at some parts, cried at others, and felt righteous indignation at others still. There is real beauty and real life in these pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Medical content, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Body shaming, Animal death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Death

kurumipanda's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia

imstephtacular's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cursing

mindforbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Amazing. Mikel Jollett's journey from Synanon to the Airborne Toxic Event is incredible and often heart breaking but he tells his story beautifully, and what feels like, very honestly.  

Definitely one to read if you are a fan of his music but also if you have any interest in cults and the damage they can have on the people who don't voluntarily join.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship