Reviews tagging 'War'

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

48 reviews

madredeleones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense

4.75

You don't have to have CPTSD to learn and grow from this book. This was recommended in a Divorce group I am in and it was so interesting and helpful from a healing perspective. As a queer and mixed-race person, there were lots of notes in this book that rang true for me--generational trauma, the long term effects of microaggressions, the effects of COVID and the current political climate--as well as the difficult goal of changing learned behaviors and reactions. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is trying to overcome trauma of any kind. There is hope and there are a LOT of roads to healing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and War

melanieripple's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

Absolutely incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jessreadreceipts's review

challenging emotional informative reflective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and War

gladiolus17's review against another edition

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4.75

This was really rough to get through and ended up with me crying along with Stephanie Foo. We had different situations, but the reactions are nearly the same. She says that she was reduced to nothing but stimulus and reactions, and she didn’t know where the trauma stopped and where her personality began, and I felt that.  

I loved listening to the audiobook, and was happily surprised to hear the recordings of her and her therapist! It was such a raw, lovely moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Minor: War

annajoyreed93's review

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5.0

Stephanie Foo does an exquisite job weaving her personal story with research and profound revelations about life and the importance of human relationships. She has been able to catalogue her hurt while leaving room for wonder, hope, and even humor. I cannot recommend this book enough. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Abandonment, and War

keelyellenmarie's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and War

Author includes details of her own abuse that could be triggering, as well as details of her mental illness that are intense. However, the overall arc of the book is hopeful and focuses on the author’s growth and healing from intense trauma.

smolgalaxybrain's review

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5.0

If I could give this book a 10/5, I would.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Racism and Sexual assault

exhaustedreader's review against another edition

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5.0

The first 20% was rough, and I almost DNF. So glad I pushed through as it turned out to be a beautiful and moving story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual assault and War

starlit_pathways's review against another edition

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4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, and War

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

wetdirtreads's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Hate crime, and War