Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

128 reviews

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

zara89's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Drug use, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Bullying and Vomit

nlgswims's review

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Eating disorder

Minor: Addiction

orangecasio's review

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

5.0

Loved reading this. A very raw view of Fern Brady’s life, from a Scottish and autistic woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

bookscattracks's review

3.0

I'll be honest, it's been hard for me to know what to write about this book. I feel strange passing judgement on a memoir like this, rating it, when it contains the content that it does. If anyone is thinking about reading, I'd say make sure you're aware of that first. 

Overall, this is a book about autism, and there were a lot of good points brought up, that I hope other people who have maybe struggled with autism, and been misdiagnosed, can find helpful. It is a book about autism, but there is also so much trauma. Again, I don't really feel right passing judgement on someone's personal story, and I know that using comedy to speak about difficult times in your life, can help some people. But I just couldn't find it funny. 

There was also a lot of language and thinking that didn't sit right with me, including fatphobia, double standards with other women, and just the general looking down on others. Again, it made it hard for me to laugh along. Maybe I am just doing the usual of focusing on the negatives, but this was a tough read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia

lucyroberts's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Bullying and Sexual assault

georgiealdridge's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

nancyalicerose's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Ableism and Eating disorder