Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

23 reviews

mariah_storm's review against another edition

informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Violence

thirteenlaurels's review against another edition

informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Death, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Car accident, and Child death

thelizardqueen's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

Helpful for anyone who ever leaves their house, but especially so for anyone who is a survivor of violence or who works/lives with survivors. Cuts through personal and societal gaslighting and myths about violence like a lightsaber through butter. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

apriltee's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, and Sexual assault

turtlebones's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

i picked this book up b/c it was discussed during one of my ethics class and it was mentioned in a true crime podcast that i listen to. GdeB does a great job breaking down the different between worry/anxiety and true fear and using it to your advantage. He gives lots of great examples of cases that he has worked on and gives great tips to follow on determining and analyzing whether a situation one faces is worth fearing and relying on your gut instinct/intuition.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death, and Suicide

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

faithaforman's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Quite informative, definitely attempts to teach the difference between fear and worry, how to understand what our bodies try to tell us, and ways to keep safe. Sadly there is a need for this type of guidance, and decades after it was written it's as relevant as ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

quasinaut's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative medium-paced

3.5

I'm glad I listened to the abridged version - I don't think I'd have the attention span or interest for the full book, but there were interesting sections here. The examples/scenarios are definitely dated, but some of the case studies did help drive home specific points:  when to listen to your gut, how to explicitly say no, why it's better to ignore or cut contact than engaging (because even saying "don't contact me" is furthering contact).  Essentially, it boils down to "figure out what your instinct is, then listen to it." 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

sidneypearson's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, and Sexual harassment

elizabethblue's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault