Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

10 reviews

mads_jpg's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.0

Yet another audiobook that was so good I need to read my own physical copy so I can annotate it. So many interesting stories and analyses that I need to pour over again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cultural appropriation

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

saskiahill's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

The first 4 essays were brilliant and I understood and found their content engaging and intriguing. I got lost in the essay about ecstasy and religion and never fully recovered from there (though the final essay on marriage was interesting). I tend to read books as a whole, but perhaps this is better digested as a series of one-offs, and if I'd chosen the essays based on my mood and interest in the subject matter I might have enjoyed them all as much as the first 4!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Religious bigotry, Racism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Minor: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

trademark's review

informative medium-paced

5.0

Blending the academic observation of political and cultural themes with her personal life and identity, this book was way more than I was expecting. Beautiful prose and an unafraid telling of hard truths. So many little lines that are so powerful, i booked marked so many parts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Rape

schorlett's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Religious bigotry

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

This author writes well-structured, powerful essays. Her writing will give me a lot to think about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Bullying, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Addiction, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking, Racism, Medical content, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Religious bigotry, and Hate crime

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Terminal illness, Ableism, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Transphobia, and War

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcohol

tbose22's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use and Religious bigotry

abby_reads_books's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual violence

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