Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Girlhood by Melissa Febos

50 reviews

kmacdo23's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

8675309mp's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

americattt's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

Felt so very personal and yet so encompassing of feelings and experiences I’m sure every girl has lived.

“What is a sea storm as a child? How does an earthquake begin to know itself? That first rumble you hear and think: me. Our power may be innate, but we learn its meaning from others. No one is born knowing the difference between a sea god and a sea monster. What if no one told you that you were a Hecatoncheire? ”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

queenebri's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I found pieces of my heart and my psyche tucked into these pages. I felt like I would come across road signs that were familiar and pointed me in the direction of healing. As someone who is untangling themselves through intense therapy, being with this book was a type of calm and knowing. I am glad to have read this and I wish everyone would. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

hannahyorkey's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Drug use

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Eating disorder

annamary54's review against another edition

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

4.5

I struggled to get into this book, but the mirror test got me hooked. this really puts into words what it feels like to be a girl in a woman’s body. at times i was extremely uncomfortable reading this, in the best way. it forced me to reflect on my own life every essay. will be recommending to all of my friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use, Body shaming, Sexual content, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

chelseamann's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking

joensign's review

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Pedophilia

Minor: Colonisation, Racism, and Transphobia

bella_ruth's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Sexism

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Bullying, Dysphoria, and Suicidal thoughts

kkimball's review

challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Rape, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Eating disorder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts