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What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt by Tessa Miller
34 reviews
katrinarose's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Addiction, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Blood, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship
beholderess's review
4.0
Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma
Moderate: Vomit, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Grief
elsea_readingelsea's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Sexual assault, Ableism, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
chronicallyplotting's review against another edition
3.0
Overall good memoir. A little political at times. Author also offers very little insight to help others struggling with chronic illness or the healthcare system.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Excrement, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault
internationalreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Domestic abuse
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
5.0
If you are chronically ill or disabled, I especially recommend this book to you.
This being said, please note the trigger warnings as this book may be difficult to read for some people. Miller discusses the abuse she experienced from her alcoholic father and drug-addicted ex-boyfriend, the nitty gritty of Crohn's (including detailed references to excrement, blood and vomit), medical trauma and ableism of many kinds, and sexual assault.
Graphic: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Minor: Fatphobia and Racism
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
3.0
I think the thing that frustrates me is that the intended audience switches between the chronically ill, those who are close to chronically ill people, and anyone who is curious about what it's like to live with chronical illness. To me, that is too broad of a scope. Since I fit into the first category, I find myself irked when the tone shifts to address the others.
That is to say, it's partly a memoir, partly a self help book, and partly reference material. I do think that there are some parts that are beneficial and good, but there are others that are so bizarre that I struggled to finish it. Also, reading it might be a triggering experience.
Minor: Self harm, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Blood, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Confinement
gracegeeks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Vomit, Excrement, Emotional abuse, and Drug use
rhia_a's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, and Sexual assault