Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore

43 reviews

laveena's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This was such an inspiring book about inner strength and following what is right rather than what is easy. although I was aware how easy it was to committ women to insane asylum it was still shocking that there was no checks and balances. Even with all the work that has been done for women, human rights - there is much work still to do! The author used actual excerpt from diaries, letters, medical records etc to tell the story. It could have been very boring but it was not. The author wove the actual details with the narrative to tell a story that was engaging, and emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Emotional abuse

nonfictionfeminist's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

bethsbooketlist's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

🌟🌟🌟🌟 🌟 This was my first Kate Moore book and I was so impressed! I am getting into my memoirs more in 2022 but I generally struggle with non fiction writing and it's heaviness. But Moore made the writing so light for a heavy subject. Smooth and gripping - I couldn't put it down. This is before I even come to the subject matter - what an amazing woman Elizabeth Packard was! Kate Moore brings these incredible figures to centre stage like she did in Radium Girls (another I want to read) and enlightens us with their power. I was in awe and inspired by her determination, tenacity and resilience to everything thrown at her. The patriarchal society of the time crippled the strength of women - submission was all that mattered. And the lengths her husband and doctor went to in order to silence her was unreal. I am so glad I read her story, and really want to get my hands on The Radium Girls 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide

reading_ladies_blog's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Violence, and Domestic abuse

cammiem8's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

4.5

Her husband gaslights her. 
Her doctor gatekeeps her in an asylum for years. 
She girlbosses her way out. 

Jokes aside, I really loved this book and preferred it to Radium Girls by miles. Moore’s biggest downfall is that she simply can’t seem to cut things out of her books, but despite the length, my attention was held the entire time. The story was so human and compassionate, and the kindness of its protagonist gave my heart sympathetic little flutters throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: War, Slavery, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

bethbarron's review

challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.0

Wow. Just wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, and Confinement

jen_sometimes's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

carolynhm's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Medical content