Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

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

alishamegan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Difficult at times, absolutely necessary all the time. I related to a lot here. Great essays that brought something fresh to someone intermediately versed in feminist theories but intensely approachable to any reader. The further reading and references also add a great deal so you get something different than just the author's voice as well as a great launching pad into other literature discussing related themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Alcoholism, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

janiswong's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed reading this book after many positive reviews of Tolentino's writing. The short pieces brilliantly marry millennial culture with personal experiences that is contextualised to resonate with the audience. I particularly enjoyed Ecstasy for its clever interwoven stories and The Story of a Generation in Seven Scams that narrates how scandals in capitalism have shaped our society.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

dash's review

informative reflective medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Toxic relationship