Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

142 reviews

katikins's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. Stephanie’s journey towards healing and self-realization was so incredible and inspiring. As someone who has also been diagnosed with cptsd it was like hearing a big sister give the road map. Of course it deals with really heavy topics, but so does life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism and Pandemic/Epidemic

ktdaugherty's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

_readerfromtheblacklagoon_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

eyreickson's review

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Racism and Car accident

wildwinger's review

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Abandonment

Minor: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cowboylikelyn's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense

5.0

some real life changing shit. i hope to be this at peace one day too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia

faithaforman's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Powerful and moving, the author's delving into her own trauma responses were eye-opening. Her exploration of self and path to self-love and self-acceptance gave me hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Racism, Police brutality, and Classism

kate_wreads's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, and Abandonment

jourdanicus's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

I had to talk to my therapist about this one... In a good way? 😂

I never know how to review memoirs. And this wasn't totally a memoir... It's like, part memoir, part non-fiction about C-PTSD more generally.

I really appreciated the work and research Stephanie Foo did to connect her personal trauma with cultural and generational trauma, not only within her Malaysian Chinese family but Asian Americans in general. I also have a tendency to draw connections between my personal experiences and broader cultural patterns, so that resonated with me.

I would definitely recommend this book to trauma survivors, but only if you've done enough healing to be able to handle the triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Toxic relationship

alexisofgreenbedsheets's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

this book is perfect. it jump started me back into reading. hearing the author narrate this book was haunting and beautiful. it's an exceptionally written memoir that also engages with a mostly unknown and devastating disorder. it's a vulnerable and stunning text that I think more people should read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent and Classism