Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

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

14 reviews

mangomerle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Classism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

jshapiro12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Racism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders

samcsmith's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

maddy4prezident's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

5.0

This was such a fast, informative book and it was so well written. So much so that I found myself recommending it to people before I even finished. Foo's narrative style is at once both rich with information and full of character and personality that makes it a fast, enjoyable read. Her willingness to be vulnerable and admit her own shortcomings while still focusing on a generally positive and hopeful arc made the book an excellent read. It invited reader to relate to Foo while also reflecting on their own experiences and applying the knowledge she imparts into the reader's own life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Self harm

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

wow, this is such a necessary read. while there are some dark personal moments, they are coupled with informative commentary. also, i really recommend the audiobook because their are audio clips from the authors therapy sessions which i thought added a lot. please check content warnings!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Bullying, Ableism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

emileesmith's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical trauma, and Drug use

ebonyrose's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

 Stephanie Foo's memoir What My Bones Know details her painful, abusive childhood and her eventual understanding of a diagnosis of C-PTSD. This memoir was equal parts vulnerable and informative. I didn't know a lot about C-PTSD prior to reading this book, and Foo's memoir allowed me to learn about the condition in the context of her painful life as a child of abusive and neglectful parents, and an adult struggling to grapple with the effects of that. I appreciated Foo situating her abuse in a very specific cultural context (she is Chinese-American, but was born in Malaysia), and I appreciated the ways she discusses mental health challenges and how they might manifest differently in people of colour.

I am so impressed with Foo's courage and honesty, and how hard she has worked to understand herself, and to begin to heal. A very solid memoir. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Child abuse

Minor: Alcohol and Eating disorder

402reader's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Alcohol, and Abandonment

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment, Self harm, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Violence, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Death, Alcohol, Rape, Addiction, Police brutality, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Hate crime, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Kidnapping, Child death, War, Excrement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, and Cancer

gabyisafreeelf's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Eating disorder and Body shaming