Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez

36 reviews

clpaige's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Grief

spaghettireads's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Suicide, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Medical content

megansoetaert's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

Erika Sánchez lets readers into her life so easily, and it hardly took anything to feel connected to her throughout her memoir. She is very funny and honest, exploring different experiences in each section. She doesn’t back down from talking about mental illness, being Latina in the united states, family expectations, abortion, womanhood, and more.

I do think the first few chapters relied heavily on humor to be able to tell her story, while the later chapters felt more authentic(?) and grounded. i love her love for her daughter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

maryehavens's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

A must-read memoir for those that are misfits, depressives, or Simpsons fans :D
Or if you just loved "I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter". 
I love Sánchez. I hope to hear much more from her. I know she's a new mother and professor so I hope that she will continue writing once she has more time. It took 10 years for her to create her novel so perhaps she is a slow writer. I'm here for it. I will happily savor anything she produces. 
I recently attempted to read "Family Lore" by Elizabeth Acevedo and did not care for it. All the reviews are talking about her unique perspective and voice. I did not get that. I get that from Sánchez. I think she is giving voice to an entire generation of women who have been silenced and continue to be silenced. I see them every day at my college and I hope they find her so they can see themselves and see another way/s. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

pialikestoread's review

dark funny sad medium-paced

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

melanders_07's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Minor: Colonisation, Infidelity, Violence, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

stevienotnicks's review

dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Racism, Mental illness, Abortion, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

author2223's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Body shaming

librabby's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Mental illness

jencornwell_'s review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Self harm, and Mental illness