Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker

5 reviews

lovejasmine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Literally everyone needs to read this book - non-fiction but reads like a thriller 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence

khristy's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

Writing: clear and concise
Profundity: so so so much useful information. I probably need to read this again, but overall the message is to listen to your hind brain, quit worrying about unlikely risks, and here are some super useful tips for stalkers. Oh, and we need to protect our children better. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Torture, Stalking, and Physical abuse

Those are all touched on in his example stories.

sassmistress's review against another edition

informative tense fast-paced

4.5

Very informative and engaging. With all the heavy content, I'm not sure if it will exacerbate anxiety, but the author was intentional about trying to alleviate it. I did like the section on worry showing how to get to the root of the concern, rather than reacting to the surface fear. 

There are a few things I would take with a grain of salt, such as the interview questions (and reliance on "intuition") that are likely to result in ablist hiring decisions. The heavy focus on intuition, with all the examples given, likely creates some survivorship bias ("I had a bad feeling about x, and then something happened" may leave out all the times nothing happened). 

There is a good section on spotting risk factors for DV, and for that reason I may recommend it for teenagers. 

I didn't enjoy the chapter on assassination, as it has more of a "true crime" bent and was less applicable, but many people enjoy that sort of content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Cannibalism

luminifera's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Would like even more example stories. A good book, especially for women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Death, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Gun violence

It's literally a book about perceiving signs of imminent danger/violence. It discusses many heavy themes.

kelsea's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse