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Graphic: Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Addiction
Graphic: Ableism, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail
i am miranda. she is me.
it terrifies me, how i understand her pain all too well; however what terrifies me the most is: i wouldn’t doubt twice to take a trick. i. wouldn’t. think. twice.
this book; it’s fine, it’s
But not too much pain, am I right? Not too much, never too much. If it was too much, you wouldn't know what to do with me, would you?
Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting
This book confirmed my suspicion that Mona Awad will be an auto-buy author for me. Awad has indeed made it to my list of favorite authors because I have an affinity for the peculiar.
Articulating my thoughts on Awad's books is always a challenge, despite the excellence of her prose and storytelling. Rating All's Well was difficult as I found the ending slightly underwhelming. I sought more rage and a more unhinged narrative.
While I rate Bunny higher (I wish I could read that book for the first time again), All's Well is still a good read. It's just so frustrating for me to still not know what Miranda's, the main character of All's Well, mental health issue is, unlike in Bunny when it was clearly schizophrenia. However, maybe I'm overanalyzing and All's Well is merely about the dismissal of women's pain coupled with misogyny, even from women themselves.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Sexual content
Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief
I'm so glad I was able to put aside all of my concerns and preconceptions, and dive into this work. 'All's Well' is a story of magic, of witches, of the fantastical and the mundane. It's also, primarily, a story about living with chronic pain. How it feels to be rendered invisible to professionals and loved ones alike. How it transforms you.
I think this book is an absolute masterpiece. I loved it even as I hated it.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Medical trauma
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Sexual content, Murder