Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot

24 reviews

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

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

stagasaurus's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Mental illness, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion, Child abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Sexual content

clarabooksit's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, Grief, and Alcoholism

aimnorth's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

This is a unique book that looks at trauma - past and present - and dissects it in prose like poetry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicide

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

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

kayceeraereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense

3.75

Let's get this out of the way: this book is heavy.  The content is very heavy, and you need to check the trigger warnings before jumping in.

I had to set this down several times and sit with it.  Not because I didn't like it, but because some of the feelings were a lot.

"Pain is faster than light, and I wish people would not fault me for things I can’t forget or explain."

This memoir is written beautifully.  Mailhot does an amazing job weaving together thoughts and feelings in the form of letters and essays.  It's fragmented and non-linear, so if you like concise prose, this one is not for you.  You're reading her work almost as if you are remembering a memory with her and going through all of the rollercoaster of emotions that she dealt with regularly.  It almost reads like poetry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Child abuse