Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee

15 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

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

sarahrose14's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

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

carlytenille's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Eating disorder, Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

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

nibs's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

I saw Bri Lee speak in a panel at a Brisbane Writer's Festival event in 2022. She is such an eloquent and thoughtful speaker, and it made me want to read all of her work. I picked up Who Gets To Be Smart at the same time, but ended up starting this one first. 

This book is a damning account of how inadequate our justice system is, and how even when it "works", it still damages a person. It's a personal story of struggle and pain, and given I met Bri Lee to get this book signed, I can't help but think about how brave it is to be so vulnerable to readers (though I supposed all memoirs do this to a degree - they're all about sharing a story).

This being in Brisbane makes it so much more personal. I think of people I know who studied law at UQ, who may have crossed paths briefly with the author. I think of all the messed up things I now know about the people in Queensland, of all the people still being hurt, right here as we still live our lives.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Self harm

jmd_reads's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

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

hannahebert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

An essential read. 

Listening to Bri read her memoir was incredibly powerful. Not only did she have an important message and experience to share, her writing style is truly compelling. At times crass and plain, at other times vivid and hauntingly beautiful. 

Have a box of tissues handy, maybe two. You’ll cry and cry, get angry, and then get to work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit