Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Leerschool by Tara Westover

55 reviews

mamagina's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

A modern story in the vein of Rodriguez's A Hunger of Memory. Westover is a lovely writer and really immerses you in her world and her struggles, both psychologically and emotionally. So much so, that in reading the afterword and the acknowledgements at the end, I was almost surprised to find how many others had read and edited and supported the writing of it. It felt that intimate. 

An excellent read for first generation college students, though her experience is so much more extreme, her reckoning with the cultural differences between home and college are helpful and recognizable for anyone who's going through it or has gone through it. 

More relevant, even, for people trying to separate themselves from emotionally, physically, and psychologically abusive families. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

faizoo's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual harassment

casleiloke's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

corinneb98's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

kecresser's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Incredible story. Hard to believe that someone could live through everything that Westover did and still be able to see a lot of the good in the world. Would highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Violence