Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez

8 reviews

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

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

littlelaneys_library's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Xenophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

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

wholeottabooks's review

reflective medium-paced

5.0

Synopsis: Erika L. Sanchez recounts her life encompassing her family’s origins, her childhood in Chicago, her journey to poetry, writing, and teaching, struggles with mental health, experiences with reproductive health and sexual pleasure, and through her journey to motherhood. 

My thoughts: Erika has such a lovable and relatable voice. In this memoir she is honest, vulnerable, and oh so funny. As a Latina that is also from Chicago, her words make me feel seen. Putting words to her experiences and those of many other young Latina women is extremely powerful. I delighted in every chapter and rooted for her healing the whole way. I feel as though this was mostly written for her own healing and for her daughter, but it is a blessing to our community.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Self harm, and Gun violence

kaczorlantz's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

4.0

Occasionally the essays felt disjointed, like there wasn’t a clear connection between the thoughts, but I loved everything she wrote. Very emotional but also humorous at times. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Racism

maggie_the_ferocious_reader's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Self harm, Racism, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

readwithcappy's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual assault