Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho

3 reviews

f_amiliar_happine_ss's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Catherine, a new mom, travels with her family shortly after giving birth. Stress builds during their trip, paired with sleep deprivation and deteriorating paranoia, she entered an episode of postpartum psychosis. After a trip to the ER and a transfer to an inpatient facility, Catherine begins her recovery.
During her time in the hospital she would write "truths" of her life to help distinguish reality from delusion, she also drew a family tree- something she was unable to do while psychotic. All in all, she spent twelve days away from her family. Being separated for so long, Catherine had developed postpartum depression and an emotional detachment to her child, but with the guides of therapy and a support system Catherine was able to embrace her identity as a mother.
Very good book but not "amazing." Four stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

coolbitch's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

introvertinterrupted's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism and Violence

Minor: Infertility