Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

5 reviews

geerbeer's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

1.0

Just not my cup of tea. I already knew all of this, because of American Horror Story Asylum, which I would recommend to anyone who can handle scary/eerie things 🤷🏻‍♀️😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

vigil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

fucking harrowing. i never know how to rate nonfiction, but this book pulled me in. there was a point when there was a mention of how unbearable the days grew as they passed, that i wondered just how long she’d be trapped in that place, and completely forgot it’s in the title. earlier i was so engrossed in the story and horrors nellie witnessed i was thrown off by the mention of it only being her first day. 

i didn’t get a chance to read the source material beforehand, and this isn’t my first time in aslyum related media, especially in the victorian era, but something about the combination of nellie bly’s storytelling, and the illustrations made this a stand out read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical trauma, Self harm, Ableism, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

exlibrissum's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Medical content, Sexism, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Violence, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

eerie_iri's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Dementia

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Self harm, and Slavery

ecca's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence