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waytoomanybooks's review against another edition
5.0
There are two quotes towards the end of the memoir that I feel capture the essence of the advice Sugar/Cheryl gives:
“It was a becoming that I would not have dreamed was mine” (323)
“Your life will be a great and continous unfolding” (351).
I highly recommend this book. And if you like this one, then you will also love How to be a Person in the World by Heather Havrilesky/Ask Polly.
Graphic: Mental illness and Grief
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Pregnancy, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Abandonment, Drug use, Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Abortion, Chronic illness, Classism, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Suicide
amkleintje's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Rape, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Death, and Child abuse
stefanies_books's review against another edition
I think as individual columns this works but as a collection it felt condescending and repetitive. If I could have read one chapter a week (instead of a library loan) it might have been a better experience but I’ll also be fine not finishing this one. IMO this is blog content that should stay that way rather than published in a book format
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Infertility, Death of parent, Abortion, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Emotional abuse
jessmbark's review against another edition
4.25
That said, sometimes it felt like Strayed told a lot of her own story instead of addressing the writer's. If you like those podcasts or TikToks that discuss Reddit AITA posts, you will like this book. Many thanks to the mentor who recommended it to me.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Abortion, Addiction, and Xenophobia
Minor: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
readbyroska's review against another edition
5.0
you’re feeling lost, hopeless, not good enough, deserving but unlucky, regretful, guilty, ashamed, disempowered, confused, heartbroken, lonely, isolated, alone, misunderstood, underachieving.
Read if you are a partner, wife, husband, mother, father, boyfriend, girlfriend, daughter, son, child, friend, fuck buddy, teacher, student.
Read it if you don’t have anyone in your life who can love you and know you but still tell it to your straight.
You will find something here for you, so sift through and find it.
Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Child death, Classism, Car accident, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Abortion, Incest, Addiction, Cancer, Transphobia, Rape, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Drug abuse
fanchera's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Grief, Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Abortion
beccaj11's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault
Moderate: Addiction and Toxic relationship
amberlfaris's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Child death
renreads2much's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
These are all very brief depending on the submission. But It does not go into super deep detail, really just mentions these briefly or for the sake of context (if I'm remembering correctly.)absolutely_court's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Ableism, Abortion, Child death, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship