Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez

3 reviews

spaghettireads's review against another edition

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

readingthroughinfinity's review

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

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Pregnancy, Grief, Abortion, Alcohol, Medical content, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts