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noel_k's review
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Abortion, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy
rhdj's review against another edition
2.0
Autrice che è molto orgogliosa della sua scrittura lirica e sperimentale; che però evidentemente ha adoperato in altri libri, a meno che il bel vocabolario di cui sopra e qualche paragrafo senza punteggiatura siano da considerarsi scrittura lirica e/o sperimentale.
È un memoir, dunque non vorrei giudicare troppo i contenuti, ma una cosa mi sento di dirla: Yuknavitch mi sembra il tipo di persona che mi auguro di non incontrare mai nella vita. Non per quello che racconta in sé, ma per la sua totale mancanza di empatia e il suo rifiuto di prendersi la responsabilità delle proprie azioni. Non so che idea di sé volesse dare scrivendo questo libro, ma quello che ne ho tratto io è una conferma del fatto che la sofferenza non ti rende automaticamente una persona profonda o buona, né una brava autrice.
Unica nota positiva è che la parte iniziale sulla figlia e i momenti in cui ricorda l’ultimo saluto alla madre sono commoventi seppur sempre, beninteso, senza alcun valore letterario. Ho letto trafiletti che mi hanno suscitato la medesima reazione emotiva.
Graphic: Child abuse, Abortion, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Incest, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Terminal illness, Cursing, and Drug abuse
carlomartinez__'s review
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Addiction, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Incest, and Cancer
halflingnana's review
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Sexual violence, Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, and Abortion
designy808's review against another edition
5.0
yuknavitch's memoir was unpredictable, traumatic, and reflective, all while being heartbreakingly poetic.
i have no words. she made us feel her emotions. the graphic descriptions of her experiences, and the ways in which she self sabotaged as a result of her childhood trauma was surreal.
read this book, but please PLEASE be careful. it is very heavy and personally, i found it a little triggering.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Child abuse, Grief, and Addiction
Moderate: Rape, Mental illness, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse
Minor: Suicide attempt and Cultural appropriation
antidietleah's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
iammmartina_'s review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Car accident
Minor: Abortion, Grief, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Outing, Terminal illness, and Cancer
abbylw's review
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism
smallfet's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Car accident, Cancer, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Abortion, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, and Miscarriage
brooklynbcobb's review
5.0
Moderate: Incest, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence