Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

White Magic by Elissa Washuta

16 reviews

pdestrienne's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.0

Unlike many essay collections, which are just collections of published essays with no guiding theme other than "these are things I think about", this collection has a very strong thematic throughline. This is also what makes it tough to read in large chunks (at least for me) - because it's about the looping of abusive relationships and situations and how hard it is to break free from it. So: a very successful book, beautifully written, hurt my heart and brain. I was truly impressed with the longest piece in the collection that shows time as meaningless. I've never read anything like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Sexual violence

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Genocide

wanderonwards's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking

emzireads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

kachina's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Elissa doesn’t miss. Her essays are cutting, ingenious, and deeply deeply generous. I can’t stop thinking about this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape