Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

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

549 reviews

obligatoryusername's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

cbea067's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

alysereadsbooks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

One of my favorite books of this year. This book is such a raw, vulnerable, and beautiful examination of mental health and trauma.  

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Grief, and Toxic friendship

lilivdw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Alcohol

naomisel's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

kelharding's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

chluless's review

dark hopeful informative reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War and Pandemic/Epidemic

awoolnerd's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

I listened to this audiobook which is narrated by the author and includes recordings of therapy sessions. I highly recommend listening to this rather than reading it, but any way is good. Also don’t take all of her own truths or “facts” to heart and explore more recent articles on CPTSD if you are feeling hopeless. This is an incredibly moving and powerful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting

sinvvas's review

dark hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

I used to describe myself as having “unlikeable person syndrome” feeling a lot like how she felt it this book. It’s nice to see hope through adulthood and how frustrating it is to have to put constant effort into something that was done to you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

goldfinches's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Racism