Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson

46 reviews

monothemonghus's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Cancer, Infertility, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Eating disorder, Grief, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

funkykong313's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Death

megan_harper's review against another edition

funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Emotional abuse

alliebarberan's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

lochnessvhs's review against another edition

3.0

This is a difficult review to write. Cassandra has had an incredible, nearly unbelievable life. She's created a life around her with her strength, talent, and wit. She has spent a life standing up for really imporant things and being a 'strong yet sexy' role model long before society was ready to accept a woman being both of those things.

The book is also very well written, engaging, and funny. The woman can set a scene!

All this being said, and even though it in all encompassed a small amount of the book, there are multiple instances of incredibly uncomfortable fatphobia. Additionally, in a powerful chapter about sexual assult, she outright states that it's impossible for a woman to assult a man, which is so far from correct. I would be lying if I said that didn't boil my blood, and I almost put the book down permanently.

In the end, I am glad I finished the book. I am glad to know more about her life. These issues did impact how much I enjoyed the read. I'm choosing to mention them perhaps as trigger warning, or perhaps because I am just the kind of person that but can't help but point out this type of behavior when I see it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Sexual assault

thesonnetsilence's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infertility, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Body shaming

throwback682's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

While Peterson calls out the misdeeds of some famous folks, she recounts her friendship with other problematic people.

mrsmishler's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Murder, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

aliciaofalaska's review against another edition

funny inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage

hexedmaiden's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Elvira is one of my biggest influences. She was one of very few female horror icons and I wanted to be her. Getting to read where she came from and how she became the legend that she is was amazing. I laughed, I cried, and even got angry on her behalf. Reading this felt like I was listening to her speak to me, meaning she writes how she talks. Elvira also being a spooky bi icon is still the best thing to happen to us in 2021 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse