Reviews tagging 'Blood'

What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence by

4 reviews

maddamreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Brutally honest, funny, inspiring, heartbreaking, and genuine. You can’t go into the book thinking that you’ll find your own mother in the stories. Rather, the stories inspire an  exploration into your own relationship with your mother. Some of the stories were unexpected in the depth of humanizing the figures talked about. Most were brilliantly paced and written. Although almost all of the authors were middle aged/older reflecting on their younger years, the diversity of backgrounds and experiences makes the journey through the stories richer.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming, Rape, and Drug use

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

Some of the essays were hard to read. Some were heart warming. A few were mediocre. Overall, though I found this to be a very cathartic read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Blood, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

dtierra's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Bullying, Cancer, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, and Emotional abuse

vlntnmz's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, and Homophobia