Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot

25 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Rape, Incest, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Animal death, Cancer, Murder, Self harm, Death, and Drug use

Residential schools, illnesses, rehab, divorce, foster home, teen marriage, child services, neglect, postpartum depression.

mxae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

A hard read. Glad to have read it once, but complicated, especially for those who have also experienced trauma. Leaves a kind of madness with the reader, which is a beautiful skill. The afterword is also excellent and a way to own the reading of the book. Its own kind of genius.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Abortion

dakotahreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

chimera999's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Child abuse

Minor: Eating disorder and Incest

stevie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Incest, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Grief, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Colonisation

nadinebean's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Mental illness

Minor: Colonisation, Cursing, Grief, and Racism

melaniekarin's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

A memoir about love and loss inextricably tied to the author’s Indigenous identity.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Incest, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Sexism

sammies_shelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, and Eating disorder

Minor: Incest

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

pang's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Minor: Incest