Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Shrill: Women Are Funny, It's Okay to Be Fat, and Feminists Don't Have to Be Nice by Lindy West

30 reviews

balfies's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

2.75

Fascinating to see how much the needle has shifted on women in comedy, rape jokes, online harassment, abortion, and body positivity/neutrality since this was published in just 2016. Lindy is an exceptionally engaging, thoughtful, funny, empathetic writer, and I really had a good time with this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Rape

dillybar20's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

She says a couple of slurs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent, Abortion, Dementia, and Infidelity

sammantha's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Rape

megang519's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Mental illness

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.75

I loved this book. It's quite funny, but not all fun because Ms. West addresses a lot of really tough subjects. But I love reading her thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gaslighting, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

brookey8888's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

4.0

I related to a lot of what was discussed in this book. Some of it I obviously couldn’t relate to and I understand why she wrote about it, but it wasn’t what I was expecting to read about. This is also very much not intersectional( I feel like I’m using the wrong word). It’s kind of white feminism, but not if that makes sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Sexism

katiehasanxiety's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Everybody needs to read this book. Right now. Especially in regards to Roe v. Wade being overturned. Lindy speaks so candidly on misogynist hate on the internet, existing in a fat body, and abortion. I laughed and laughed and laughed. I felt so seen and understood in regards to being a fat woman on the internet. In the world. READ THIS BOOK.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

crocheteer34's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

1414's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Abortion, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

elizabeth_ann20's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

This book inspired me and validated me in all the ways I didn’t know I needed! If you are a plus size woman, READ THIS BOOK! Also, I listened to the audiobook and hearing Lindy read it herself definitely added to the enjoyment for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Cancer