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shellydennison's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
I read this in one sitting - it's as well written as you'd expect but unflinching and tough in places.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Sexism
Minor: Abortion
ninariella's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Infertility, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Grief
cecilialau_'s review against another edition
(When it comes to memoirs/autobiographies, as they are personal experiences, I don’t think it’s up for debate (star rating wise) and I only comment on my reading experience.)
It took me ages to read this. I may have picked it up at a point where I wasn’t ready to get stuck into it. The chapters were generally very, very long which I struggle with. However, the writing is good and it flows well and there’s a story to tell. I especially found it gripping and horrifyingly terrible to read about the authors experience with un- and misdiagnosis. Wow. What self-reflections and what a story
It took me ages to read this. I may have picked it up at a point where I wasn’t ready to get stuck into it. The chapters were generally very, very long which I struggle with. However, the writing is good and it flows well and there’s a story to tell. I especially found it gripping and horrifyingly terrible to read about the authors experience with un- and misdiagnosis. Wow. What self-reflections and what a story
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Body shaming, Grief, Medical content, Eating disorder, Infertility, and Medical trauma
dystopia's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
It strikes me that so many memoirs of women I read always have a “here is when and how systemic sexism and misogyny in the medical field affected me personally” no matter the main themes of the book. And that may be the part of the book the most readers can identify with.
I’ve never read any of Mantel’s books before and the way she writes sentences with such evocative language makes me want to hold the words in my hands and carry them around to show other people.
I’ve never read any of Mantel’s books before and the way she writes sentences with such evocative language makes me want to hold the words in my hands and carry them around to show other people.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Death
brc29's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Blood
Moderate: Vomit
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