Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper

7 reviews

rbrown's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

I absolutely adored this book! I’m usually a reader of fiction and have this book a try after seeing it as a recommended book at a local bookstore and I am so glad I did. Dr Harper is incredibly insightful and has a gift not only for medicine but to delicately describe life and death and connect to her own everyday experiences and emotions. This book made me take a step and look into my on lived experiences and traumas and the hopes to move forward. I sincerely hope she continues to write! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Violence and Xenophobia

nina_av's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

blackcatkai's review

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

CW: death (child & adult), child abuse, ableism, fatphobic & trans-exclusionary vibes (as is common when dealing with the medical/health field as a whole, apparently), sexual assault 

overall i enjoyed reading about Dr Harper & her beginning years in the medical field. mostly the last 1/3rd kind of got under my skin, but that may be a preference thing. a lot of good insight here, though the author is big into forgiveness to grow while I am a firm proponent of you don't owe anyone anything, not even forgiveness. 

you can absolutely grow & flourish without needing to forgive someone who hurt you. but that's just me and that's ok! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Chronic illness, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Police brutality, Abortion, Fatphobia, Grief, and Drug use

maya_reads_books's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Child death

Minor: Abortion, Rape, and Sexual assault

drbrizzlybear's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

claudiamacpherson's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

2.5

I read this for my university’s virtual book club because I am trying to branch out in the types of books that I read. I typically don’t read nonfiction or memoirs, but after loving Becoming earlier this year I thought I might like another autobiography… but this one did not do it for me. I enjoyed some of the stories, but the book overall felt very preachy and holier-than-thou. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Violence

owlmybookandplanneradventures's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was a riveting & inspiring memoir that chronicles Michele's resilience growing up and on her journey toward healing as an African American woman and ER doctor. I appreciated her candor, the connections she made with patients, and the empathy she shows others. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Violence