Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Women Don't Owe You Pretty: The Small Edition by Florence Given

14 reviews

izzywoo's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

lucys_library's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

A great beginners feminism book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Biphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

papercraftalex's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

2.0

This book was a (good) slap in the face. It's a journey to self-respect through feminism with absolutely stunning illustrations throughout. It's succinct yet personal and has wonderful tidbits of advice that feel like gold. The book has sections on desirability politics, privilege, abusive relationships, queerness, self-care and so much more. Given teachers the readers how to own their lives and free themselves from the patriarchy like a big sister; it's not overly academic but still teaches so much. I recommend it to all women and women adjacent people. 

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

EDIT: After learning about the controversy with this book, I've reflected a bit more. I see this book as self-help with a feminist lens. The feminism in this book is very basic and nothing new, the ideas are definitely decades old.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Transphobia

Minor: Ableism and Bullying

kleinearmee's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship