Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Any Man by Amber Tamblyn

67 reviews

amy_ly's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide attempt, Violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Sexual assault

corpseparty's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Self harm, Animal death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Torture, and Sexual content

olicavanna's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Blood, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Rape, and Self harm

nicolehm_'s review

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

I read this in one sitting. It is heavy. It is uncomfortable. It is dark. It is also necessary.

This book gives you a short but deep insight into how sexual assault affects men. It was horrid and heartbreaking but a story that I think everyone NEEDS to read because it’s a topic that isn’t spoken about enough.

When I finished it, my first thought was that I wished the book had given more of an insight from the perpetrator’s perspective. But then I thought about it , and in real life, survivors of assault unfortunately almost never get an answer or explanation of what happened to them, so I guess the lack of insight in this book is an unfortunate but truthful representation.

The combination of formats (tv transcripts, tweets, phone calls, journal) also made for a really engaging story.

Amber Tamlyn does not hold back so if sexual assault is something you don’t think you can read about right now, I’d avoid this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

katebrownreads's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Body horror, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Deadnaming and Transphobia

drraytay's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, Sexual violence, Self harm, Violence, Rape, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt

autumnwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Cancer, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Rape, Self harm, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

loganmoluccan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Body horror, Eating disorder, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

cursivewolf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book is so powerful. The writing style is so unique, but I loved it. I am not a man, so I cannot attest if this is accurate to male victims of assault. But to me, it brings a voice to something most don’t consider or take seriously. Sexual assault itself is a topic explored so much, but sexual assault on men and the aftermath of such is rarely, if ever, explored. Tamblyn did it diversely, respectfully, and accurately. This book is personal to me. It shows so accurately how sexual assault can take over and affect you afterwards. I wept reading this. Part of me wishes Maude was explored more, just a tiny bit more. But I loved this book, in a weird way. In a therapeutic way. I don’t know if it’s one I could read again, it’s a hard read. But it’s so beautifully and delicately done, but rips the bandaid off all the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Rape, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Violence, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

literaryliaisons's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Child abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Self harm, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Transphobia, Animal death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Sexual content