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Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: Essays by Lauren Hough
10 reviews
angelinerenner0521's review
5.0
Moderate: Outing, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry
1oddkatreads's review
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Rape, Self harm, Abortion, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Blood, Outing, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Misogyny
spookyfaith's review
2.75
The stories are all captivating and interesting but I wasn’t a fan of her writing style and voice.
I really wanted to like this more than I did tbh
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Rape, Confinement, Sexual content, Incest, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse
elwh's review
4.25
Graphic: Gaslighting and Cursing
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Hate crime, Sexism, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Rape
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Abortion, and Pandemic/Epidemic
lizzym126's review
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Confinement, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
sammipants08's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Self harm
pinkpotayto's review against another edition
5.0
Most of us are just trying to find our own unique (possibly fucked up) ways to survive. That's what her essays have shown me. As a queer woman also struggling to survive, Id like to thank Lauren for sharing her story. All we want to be is heard, and understood, and I believe by sharing something so personal with the world, that might be what she wished for as well.
(I added content warnings, but like, it's someone's life and I don't really think it can be categorized into boxes but I added the ones I think could be genuinely triggering. Just keep an open mind)
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual content
kelsie4's review
2.75
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
paperknotbooks's review against another edition
4.25
Edit 11/19/2021: the outcome of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict is what makes books like this so essential. Read essays “Solitaire” and “Cell Block” for examples of the US (in)justice system in action.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
quassibly's review
5.0
Separately, her essays each impart in insight into the world at large, seen through the lens of Hough's experiences -- being told that she can only be good if she conforms to a standard, being hurt by people who tell her it's for her own good, and finding herself powerless in a world where poverty is the ultimate shame. Taken together, they tell the story of a woman who fighting to figure out how to create her own standards with only her anger and her wit to arm her.
Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence