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4.5


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dr_ew's review against another edition

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2.25

The lack of nuance in the final part made me retroactively dislike a lot of the book. I assume it’s mostly a me problem.

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5.0

I don't know that I have ever related to a book more than I did this one. There were times when the author seemed to be describing exactly how I feel or react to something. While this was a tough read for me and made me cry more then a few times it also gave me so much hope and insight. If I could rate it more then 5 stars I would. 

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crystalisreading's review

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5.0

Transformative book,  for both the author,  and any reader open to what she is telling us. Highly likely to be triggering to anyone with cptsd. I had to set it down and take a break multiple  times. But I also learned so much,  about myself and about others.  the audio version is well-done too. Foo works in radio and podcasts, and you can tell.  Hugest recommendation! just please check content warnings first.

Thank you to #NetGalley and Ballantine Books for an advance copy of #WhatMyBonesKnow by Stephanie Foo. 

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fretfulforrest's review

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3.5

I was really looking forward to this book because I want to learn more about how C-PTSD works and how to cope with it. I only rated this book 3 stars because I skipped and skimmed through at least the first half. Many pages detailed stories of the author's childhood abuse and I did not have the capacity to read through that without taking on the feelings of pain and despair. 

In the later chapters Foo shows us what it was like to finally find someone who listens. To search the world for knowledge and information and land in a stranger's office that would soon become a conduit for healing and change in her life, mind, and body. 

The presented research and findings in this book were informative, but that information was not new to me. What was most valuable to me were the details of recorded therapy sessions and learning to reconnect. With other people and with ourselves. Instead of avoiding through dissociation or exclusive self-regulation. This book offers examples of how our own feelings of shame and desperate cravings for love can be transformed into healing through curiosity and exploration.

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thatmellokid's review

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4.0


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alysereadsbooks's review

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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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5.0


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