Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

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

21 reviews

birbmcbirb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This is THE book I now recommend about C-PTSD. To both those with it, and those trying to understand it. I wasnt left drained and triggered like so many other CPTSD books, and Ms. Foo is a wonderful writer. I powdered through this book in 3 days, and it only took that long because I was busy each day. Any other mental health book would have left me triggered and burnt out, this book amazingly did not, but not because it pulled punches in talking about abuse and recovery. Im going to be so annoying about suggesting everyone reads this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Xenophobia and War

felishacb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

catnapping's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Misogyny and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicide

axelstudies's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: War

Minor: Xenophobia

kayfab's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

jessreadreceipts's review

challenging emotional informative reflective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and War

lihbih's review

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness

Moderate: Xenophobia

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.

exhaustedreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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