Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Educated by Tara Westover

289 reviews

somberlittleman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

One of the most important and infuriating memoirs I’ve ever read. If you want to know some of the worst and most pitiful depths homeschooling in America can reach, Educated displays them unflinchingly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cancer

marissasa's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

This memoir is a testament to the author's strength and resilience, and the ways in which education and the way we are raised really shapes who people become. Although this story is often harrowing and tense, the author had a bit of an emotionless matter-of-fact writing style that made it such that I wanted to keep reading but I never felt truly moved or emotional. This style makes sense though as she speaks about the way she learned to not let it show that the trauma and abuse she experienced got to her and to not outwardly show her weakness. I do really admire the courage she found to live life on her own terms and to write this book without the support of most of her family members.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lilianmathilda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

garyosu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

_lilyonbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

naomib_'s review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

rosegoes3's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

hcop's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Antisemitism

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

michellec9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death and Excrement

nessynoname's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely harrowing. I'm floored. The terrifying lows this woman has experienced and the peaks which she has climbed in spite of it. Stunning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Blood, Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy