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Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
6 reviews
heather667's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Death, Animal cruelty, and Torture
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Dementia, Alcoholism, Violence, Pregnancy, Self harm, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Grief, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Cancer, Gun violence, and Ableism
dicny's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Car accident
the_vegan_bookworm's review
4.0
The book doesn't get a higher rating for me, because it felt like the author claims sleep deprivation is the cause of many conditions and historical events (e.g., the Chernobyl disaster) without adequate sources nor a nuanced lens. These claims therefore feel hyperbolic compared to the rest of the book's diligent research.
Graphic: Car accident and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Fatphobia
CAR ACCIDENT: Graphic description of car accident. ABLEISM: Moderate. The author implies a relationship between poor sleep and several health conditions such as autism, ADHD and substance abuse. In doing so, he frequently uses ableist language and/or ideas. On page 315, he criticizes the use of stimulants for treatment of ADHD when his expertise is not on this condition nor its management. Instead, this argument comes off as critical of all who manage ADHD using medication. As well, on page 317, the author describes someone as being a "helpless drug addict" and their drug use as being "a dirty secret...and a sad habit". ANIMAL CRUELTY: Graphic. Several descriptions of animal testing that vary in levels of detail. For some, the author expressed sympathy to the suffering of the testing animals. FATPHOBIA: Minor. The author conflates obesity with other health conditions without research to back these claims.scripturient's review
4.0
Graphic: Medical content and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Chronic illness, Dementia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Torture
greymalkin's review
5.0
Minor: Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders
marionlundqvist's review
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical content
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt