Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Crash Override by Zoë Quinn

3 reviews

readingpicnic's review against another edition

4.5

I'm glad I got to hear about GamerGate from their point of view instead of only hearing about them as a victim of the movement. It was also nice that they actually provided advice on how to deal with and combat online hate, advocated for helping victims of abuse even if they were once abusers, and spoke to how getting off the internet is not a good solution for people for whom the internet is the only place they can find community and be open about their identities. It feels like other books about online hate don't offer real solutions and ways to navigate it, so it was refreshing to be more educated on what people can actually do. I didn't know anything about their victim advocacy group Crash Override, so I am glad I now know about it now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Outing, Deadnaming, and Transphobia

gilnean's review

challenging informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Cursing, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Outing, Racism, Transphobia, Stalking, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Rape

Moderate: Violence, Death, Body shaming, Sexual content, Deadnaming, Police brutality, Fatphobia, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Blood, Gore, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Lesbophobia, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Abortion, Animal death, Xenophobia, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Medical content, Alcohol, Child death, Pedophilia, Antisemitism, Suicide, Torture, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Mass/school shootings

wannaone's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced

3.75

this was a heavy read in the first half — it reminded me of a lot of stuff i went through in my youth and i had to step away for a couple days but i ultimately ended up finishing it. it was nice to see an explanation of the events of gamergate through the eyes of the person who was actually going through it, and for her to have authority over which parts of the story were told and how that was done. 

the second half focuses more on the founding of her organization which i was less interested in at first, but she inspires some empathy that helped me better understand why that was something she was more interested in talking about. she also does a good job of boosting voices that are often glossed over (specifically black and trans women) in these discussions. overall i was glad to have read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Bullying

Minor: Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide