Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Kurtlarla Koşan Kadınlar: Vahşi Kadın Arketipine Dair Mit ve Öyküler by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Hakan Atalay

3 reviews

cameliam's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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One of the best and most important books I’ve ever read. It took me from January 2019 - February 2024 to read it and felt like a friend and guide through those years. The ideas and lessons in the book will stay with me all my life and I plan to read it again some day! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

This book explores the topical ways that women are oppressed in society and by their families or partners. It invites us to reflect and be aware of all the things women go through throughout a lifetime.

jelliestars's review against another edition

2.25

challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

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Some good ideas buried in irritating repetition and bioessentialist bs

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

alexisofgreenbedsheets's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 54%

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it long

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Suicide

Minor: Racism, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief

it is an incredible book with many of life's hidden mysteries and universal truths, but it also reads like a textbook, so it is hard to sit through