Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez

5 reviews

cmorhun's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicide, Sexual assault, Classism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Cursing, Alcohol, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Racism

nadia's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Despite listening to her narrate her own story, it took me a little bit of time to feel connected to Sánchez and this memoir. Eventually I got really into it and I appreciated the discussions around identity, mental health, motherhood and pregnancy, beauty standards, racism, relationships, crafting a career, and more. Throughout it all, Sánchez was unflinchingly honest and vulnerable, which added to the memoir's impact and relatability.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Mental illness, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Rape

xolobooks's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Abortion

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Racism

readalongwithnat's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Rape

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

Thanks to Libro FM for providing me with an advance audiobook in exchange for an honest review. 

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.

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Content Warnings

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