A review by mads_jpg
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Really interesting memoir about life as an autistic woman, I'm a big fan of Fern Brady's comedy and knew about her diagnosis, but was surprised to see this was the main focus of the book. Really well written and very funny, tempted to listen to the audiobook too since I spent most of this book trying to read it in her voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic