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A review by katsmedialibrary
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté
Dislike. This book did some things well (or at least better than others like it) but was a long slog and didn’t tell me that much new information I didn’t already know about trauma and health and capitalism.
Despite presenting itself as a compassionate take on trauma etc, the book repeatedly used ableist, fatphobic, and offensive slurs. Like you’re a book on trauma but you’re still saying “committing suicide”? Get out of here.
Content warning for fatphobic discussion of “the obesity epidemic” in children and adults and ableist slurs like “stupid” as well.
Despite presenting itself as a compassionate take on trauma etc, the book repeatedly used ableist, fatphobic, and offensive slurs. Like you’re a book on trauma but you’re still saying “committing suicide”? Get out of here.
Content warning for fatphobic discussion of “the obesity epidemic” in children and adults and ableist slurs like “stupid” as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Child abuse, and Ableism
Moderate: Rape