Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot

17 reviews

holasoyrohan's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

It's hard to adequately rate memoirs because they're so personal and can be unique in what a memoir means to the writer, and this was no exception. I took in Heart Berries via audiobook and unfortunately I find that specific narrator to just not do the books justice that they read. I also struggled a lot with the perspective as the reader being that of a toxic ex for most of the book, had to really make myself push through that aspect and finish the book. I'm glad I did, especially to hear the QA and the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Self harm, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

malgal471's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

mayaism_01's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

This was gut punch, after gut punch, after gut punch. I feel like I’ve been shattered into a million little pieces and I will never recover from this. I don’t think I’ve ever been possessed with so much anger while reading a book. I loved this so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Vomit, Eating disorder, and Abortion

eve81's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

spicycheesecake's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

Such a beautiful book. The writing is amazing, and the story being told is so captivating. I was immediately pulled in from the first page, and felt emotional the whole ride through.

There are many things I could not relate with, but I understood everything, and I felt like I was there -- spectating, watching, experiencing.

I've learned about myself and my own relationships just from seeing the perspectives in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, Violence, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Abortion

solenodon's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

Intense and poetic — will be re reading at some point. Trigger warning for sure 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion, Vomit, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Racism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Self harm

ashar_allaire's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

alipp's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Quick and reflective read. So keen to read more by Therese. Honest, raw and relatable

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

mereileen's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Sexual assault

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