Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine And Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn

28 reviews

writingforlife's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Blood, and Abortion

kathleenwho's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

A really essential book - relatable, infuriating and hopeful. Lots of case studies and anecdotes make it quite readable but some chapters have a lot of information on different topics in quick succession which make it a bit difficult to digest at times. Overall thoroughly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Infertility, Pregnancy, Ableism, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Sexual violence

librijess's review against another edition

emotional informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, Classism, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Suicide, Death, Infertility, Eating disorder, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Addiction, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

thebechdelbitch's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

Wow. This book was so much to take in, and I'm so impressed by how readable it also was. Such a broad scope of history and yet still retains a really personal touch throughout. It filled me with quiet rage, and incredulity at how recent some of our meagre progress has been - it put everything into easy-to-understand context and historical framing with so many examples and a strong narrative voice. 

The final chapters made me cry and also want to vomit. 

Approach with caution - triggers abound. 

An excellent, enraging read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abortion, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death, and Forced institutionalization

amelia_douglas's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

lisettemarie's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, and Slavery

caro6408's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Body horror, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Sexism

Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

extraaardvark's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death, Medical content, Sexism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Blood, Cancer, and Forced institutionalization

justmehayleyb's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Abortion, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Medical content, Misogyny, Death, Racism, Cancer, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Sexual assault

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

Super interesting, a frustrating but important read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Medical content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Abortion, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Cancer, Death, and Racism