Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

44 reviews

siebensommer's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

my rage felt too dangerous to be aired outside of my bedroom 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, Ableism, Abandonment, and Mental illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

lbelow's review against another edition

5.0

Powerful and powerfully relatable memoir. Prior to reading, I was pretty sure I'm not autistic, but so many experiences in this book make me wonder. Maybe that was why I glommed onto this book so hard. Then again, it could just be the engaging and open way Fern Brady writes. This book discusses some heavy topics but, maybe because of the light, casual tone, it didn't feel like a dark book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Body shaming, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Gaslighting, Violence, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Alcohol, Self harm, Ableism, and Child abuse

lauradvb's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

itsbumley's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Description of an act of necrophilia.

bb8isbbgr8t's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Gaslighting, Death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Ableism

gusanadelibros's review against another edition

funny informative sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Bullying

soph_la's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Mental illness, Ableism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fatphobia, and Drug abuse

cellia's review

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder

Minor: Death

aliyachaudhry's review

emotional funny informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Addiction, Bullying, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit

maximauve's review

informative fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Self harm, Fatphobia, Ableism, and Forced institutionalization