Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee

6 reviews

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

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

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

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

emzilia's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

I didn’t take any notes as I read this one, but I made countless bookmarks. This is a championing memoir I want to tell everyone to read. 

Getting through this book during the continuing press of sex crimes within the Australian Liberal Party was like putting a mirror in front of me and seeing the things surrounding me as an Australian, for the first time. Like getting slapped on the face with the harsh reality of it all, wanting to scream to everyone about the absurdity of it; of our current government, of this current press coverage and the revictimisation many are experiencing after the constant bullshit from Scott Morrison and Christian Porter. 

I don’t know how to end this review. I hope more victims get to see their abusers held accountable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, and Toxic relationship