Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

So Sad Today: Personal Essays by Melissa Broder

41 reviews

ccalongee's review

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

angel_kiiss's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

I know some people have come away not liking this collection, but I found it really relatable. What Broder says about depression, anxiety, and general existentialism resonated with me as a lot of it is stuff I’ve thought and been troubled by, too. 

When she touched on some political topics I did seen how it could cross the line into “white feminist-y” territory, but within the overall confessional context of the book I believe that she was coming from an honest place that every good meaning, anti racist, white person comes from. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Excrement, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder

mariatabssam's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Melissa Broder is brilliant. I’ve always loved how raw, vulnerable, and real her writing feels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood, Antisemitism, and Abortion

a_rock_to_live_under's review against another edition

dark emotional funny relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

So honest and I related so much to Melissa. Thank you for writing this and sharing it <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, and Abortion

Minor: Bullying

literarytaurean's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Chronic illness and Vomit

librarysoflyss's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

there were some essays in this i adored and others that left me very meh. i know the author suffered from eating disorders so i understand she was a writing from a place of dealing with that, but some of the fatphobia in this book was a little hard to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Antisemitism

sashapenano's review

emotional sad fast-paced

3.5

for the content (and the realness of personal issues this author writes about) broder does a topnotch job on communicating experiences and feelings in a way where she claims to know a little something about life and yet is absolutely not pretentious about it. when i first picked up the book, i was taken aback by the valley girl tone of everything, and somehow it seemed to reek of privilege, but i was wrong and there are certainly some beautiful takes here. am not a huge fan of the writing style but i finished this book because of her authenticity and truth and i think that trumps style preference any day. 

she writes about instances that are true, ugly, and yet are sentiments i immensely resonate with... just... never had the guts to claim. i will be reading more of broder for sure.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit

brocelindcrossing's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

readgramrepeat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Moderate: Chronic illness and Abortion