Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

7 reviews

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

They deserved to be remembered 
This was an incredibly heartbreaking and thought provoking novel. These women fought so hard despite the extraordinary circumstances they faced. They didn’t give up even when they had nothing left.  Learning about the advancements in forensics, medicine, and law was fascinating, and reading about the women’s fight for justice was inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Cancer, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: War

jonie_rich's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I thought this was beautifully written! Be that as it may, you’re going to have to be in a good headspace to read this. It is grotesque, heartbreaking, infuriating, and chilling. The post script genuinely caused me to gasp. I had to take a break a couple of days in and read something else for a little while. However, I absolutely recommend this book, especially if this is a subject or a time period that you’re interested in. The author clearly did her research. I learned a lot while I was reading it and found it very compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Child death, Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

viccoll's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Death, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Domestic abuse

eleyasolyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Body horror, Medical trauma, Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Gore, and Infertility

achay91's review against another edition

inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Terminal illness, Sexism, Miscarriage, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Infertility, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

pseudoliterature's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit