Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister by Anne Choma

2 reviews

calliejacob's review

5.0

informative fast-paced

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Pleasantly surprised by how accurate the TV series turns out to have portrayed the real Anne Lister. By focusing on the part of Anne’s life that the first season portrays, this is a wonderful introduction to the real Anne before continuing with other biographies that tell more about the parts of her life that weren’t portrayed on screen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

emmaward55's review

4.75

informative reflective medium-paced

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A beautiful blend of original diary entries and the factual account of Anne Lister's life, this is a perfect introduction to the lesbian icon of early 1800's Britain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Lesbophobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Medical content

Minor: Animal death, Rape, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol

Re: Rape

Anne finds out that someone was pressured into sex, but this is mentioned very briefly and only the once. There are no consequences of this information coming to light.

Re: Excrement

Anne often records her bowel movements and sometimes mentions them if they're relevant to a medical diagnosis.