Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee

12 reviews

samfictiondistilling's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

What an absolutely devastating but truly important book. There is something about how Bri Lee writes that is like reading a letter from a friend. She is so open and honest about things that most people would bottle up inside in the fear that they may be judged but the importance of speaking about and reading these emotions is monumentuous.
This will be one of those books that I think back on in years to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Rape

luciaeve's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

miaj_99's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Suicide, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Rape

iesharuby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

3.5

the courage of bri lee to make the choices she did consistently for personal and community justice no matter how difficult is something i do not want to diminish in the slightest. i stand with her as an abuse survivor and thank her for her candour. however, the lack of acknowledgement for her privilege and at times true judgement of those in both country australia and Aboriginal communities was quite upsetting. her inexperience with intersectionality unfortunately drew me away from the book in many aspects, but i am glad i read it nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexism

idontread's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

so well written and told and the mention of the Hills hoist at the end got me. A book that will definitely stick with me forever, and I will be constantly reminded of as I start my law degree this year. this feels like required reading for everyone who can.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pedophilia, Misogyny, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Self harm, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Addiction, Alcoholism, Racism, Grief, Alcohol, Body shaming, Colonisation, Cancer, and Death

ebba94's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Rape, and Sexual content

nixiethepixie's review

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

listened as an audiobook incredibly read by bri lee. wow. 

bri lee's strength, defiance and honesty is so generous throughout her memoir. lee generously shares powerful, honest and raw reflections from inside the QLD justice system as a judge's associate and as a complainant of a historical sexual assault case. 

deeply eye-opening, detailed and informative in giving us insight into the legal system and legal processes, lee shares her experiences as a woman in the legal profession and we become witness to  the deep rooted systemic issues, procedural downfalls and prolonged inequities within this space. 

then lee shares her experience as someone seeking justice, and the heavy weight of these systemic issues on those seeking justice. lee shares intimate insights into the impacts on her mental health, selfhood and life in ways that is deeply generous. 

challenging, but recommended for those who live in australia to begin to grapple with the pitfalls of our justice system. throughout the book, lee reminds us that she is a white, middle class, educated woman with a strong support system. just imagine those who completely fall through the cracks of seeking justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

bec459's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Adult/minor relationship

kkulhannie's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

madisonmc's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

An education. I’ve never felt more naive about my own country. Never been so angry at out governmental systems and law processes. The outright sexism and racism from real juries, everyday people of mix genders. Heartbroken, angry, bewildered, shaken. All of it. I felt all of it. 

This book should be in all high schools. And if its to much for "young Adults" at the very least it should be required when studying law. An insight deeper than just what textbooks can teach you. 

The only negative aside from lots of tears, this book is very much all about Bri - quite self conscious and obsessed. Given the context of the book it does make sense. But I did find it quite distracting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, and Sexual violence