Reviews

My Body Keeps Your Secrets by Lucia Osborne-Crowley

madif's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

zeinabfakih's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.25

jillyhow's review against another edition

5.0

This was affirming and triggering and beautiful and so hopeful yet difficult to read. I really loved the way it was written - Lucia Osborne-Crowley did a great job of intertwining her story with a number of different women and nonbinary people's stories and included some statistics and research that was impactful but not too overwhelming. 

It is such a relief and a joy to read about such relatable complex feelings around sex and relationships that women have been dealing with their entire lives but are so rarely talked about. I really appreciated the book's focus on shame and the way the author grappled with her own questions and confusion throughout her processes of writing. I don't necessarily feel like the topics were fully fleshed out or brought to some concrete conclusion but I think that that speaks to the nature of the subject. We are all constantly processing and discovering and rediscovering the ways in which the things that have happened to us have affected our lives. It is a ongoing, messy process and I appreciate that the author allowed that to be present on these pages. 

northamerica's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Vomit, Abortion, Biphobia, Misogyny, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Cancer, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Infertility, and Grief

remytherat's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

endraia's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

2.75

pri_ska's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

jennazim's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault

auntiepeculiar's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is the most powerful book I have ever read. I already want to read it again and I have literally only just finished it. 

I wish I’d had this book years ago. 

rosanandez's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75