Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Durchgeknallt by Susanna Kaysen

12 reviews

anaheeta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Misogyny

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Excrement

sestout's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Cursing

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Excrement, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

ren_the_hobbit's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book really hit home. It is amazingly written. I loved the ways that the chapters are interspersed with the documentation from her stay. How it all comes together to show both the institution but also the very real people she met also locked up with her really got me thinking and questioning my own beliefs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Suicide

rosalind's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Confinement

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Sexism

grereads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The movie was already one of my all time favourites so I knew I'd love the book, and it definitely was even better than the adaptation. I loved the fact the chapters were really short because I prefer them. This was an instant 5/5 and a new favourite of mine. Some of the stories and the quotes from this book will forever be with me. Even though I don't have any diagnosis of mental illness, I felt really close to Susanna: I think that is because this is also the story of a teenage girl who feels disconnected from the world she lives in, which is something I have experienced and still experience, like many other young women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault, Addiction, Sexism, and Blood

quinnlind's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Ableism, Alcoholism, Sexism, and Suicide

chloevienna's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

this was exactly what i needed right now. i really loved this book! it’s such a solid piece of self-exploration with honest anecdotes to keep you turning pages. i felt understood in some sections, and yet felt completely out of my depth and as if i was learning something new and important in others. the writing is easy to read and introspective throughout. i highly recommend this if you are in the mood for something short and beautifully told. it’s not perfect, but it was a great reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia and Sexism

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Drug abuse, Confinement, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Excrement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Incest

simranc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism