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owmyleg's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness
cafi's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
Minor: Racism
heidithebee's review
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
Moderate: Abortion, Classism, and Colonisation
Minor: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Racism, Misogyny, and Medical trauma
zoemitchell's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Abortion, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
readalongwithnat's review
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Rape
abbie_'s review
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Racism
readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition
3.25
This is a raw, hard-hitting memoir about Erika Sánchez's life as a Mexican American poet and someone with mental health problems. Sánchez candidly discusses her struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts, her abortion, her art and poetry, and her diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
I really appreciated the author's open honesty when discussing her mental and physical health, especially when there's still so much stigma around certain MH issues. I think this book has the potential to help a lot of people who have had similar experiences to Sánchez, but might not have ever read about them on-page. Although there are some humorous and light-hearted moments, this book is quite an intense read, so be aware of the content warnings going in.
Moderate: Abortion, Body shaming, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Bullying, and Drug use