Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

125 reviews

migalu23's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

paddy_chh's review

emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Physical abuse, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Medical trauma, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Sexism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

thebookdragon_taylorsversion's review

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Sexism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment

rooniverse's review

funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Mental illness

rochelle03's review

dark emotional funny informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Awful as it is that it took until 2022 for a book like this to exist, I’m so glad it does now. Fern Brady writes such an accurate representation of autism in women, a phenomenon that has been ignored for such a long time, using both personal stories AND data. 

More people need to read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Ableism, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Bullying, Biphobia, and Drug use

ciaravirk's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Ableism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting

illustrativemisfit's review

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Very funny and honestly raw look at the female autistic experience. Wonderful writing. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse

poison_frogs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Addiction

mali99's review against another edition

5.0

Funny, sad, so insightful about autism, a genuinely great ending, which I thought was impossible for a memoir written by someone in their mid-30s.
I enjoy listening to Ferns accent, so that was an added bonus!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse