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862 reviews for:
While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
Meg Kissinger
4.28 AVERAGE
862 reviews for:
While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
Meg Kissinger
4.28 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I picked this up on a whim. I thought I’d be reading a memoir that was sad, would touch me, and maybe give me a tear or two. I ended up never wanting to put it down, crying through many moments, and finding parallels to my own life that I know I’ll need to face. I couldn’t recommend this book more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
dark
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
this whole book just made me so sad for meg. it was just one thing after another. rating and talking about memoirs is hard but i truly think this one is worth the read.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
"The more time I took to consider the trauma we had all been through, the easier I understood that two seemingly contradictory truths can exist simultaneously. My parents could be warm and loving but also reckless and flawed. Our family life could have been happy despite the tragedies."
I loved this memoir. So heartfelt & heartbreaking but real & raw. An honest look at what it's like to grow up & live a life where mental health touches everything but we aren't allowed to discuss it even as we watch it break everything. It's also a disturbing lol at the state of mental health care in our country.
I loved this memoir. So heartfelt & heartbreaking but real & raw. An honest look at what it's like to grow up & live a life where mental health touches everything but we aren't allowed to discuss it even as we watch it break everything. It's also a disturbing lol at the state of mental health care in our country.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death of parent
This book is about mental health. I tried to attach content warnings however if mental health discussions and what can come with that could be an issue, this may not be the book for you.
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced