Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

4 reviews

camoo3032's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

3.75

The first half was a bit of a struggle to get through but I thoroughly enjoyed the second half. My biggest criticism would be that she often recounts information or includes personal tales that are tangential to the point that she's trying to make. I also fear that aspects of this book will lose their relevance the further away we get from the Trump Administrative 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Sexism

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Genocide, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Sexual content, Transphobia, Classism, Slavery, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Infidelity, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, War, and Fire/Fire injury

orlagal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Homophobia

arree's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

bencaroline's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Confinement, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Racism