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A review by rendezvousgirl
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
emotional
reflective
sad
4.25
Memoirs are not something I usually gravitate towards, but I really enjoyed this.
Naturally this is going to be a difficult and probably triggering read for anyone with a myriad of trauma, whether the cause is similar to the author’s or not. I really appreciated the emphasis on “healing” in community, through our relationships with other people. The last 15% or so did start to feel a bit boring, and the last chapter was a throwaway to me.
This book made me think of all the people I love and want to reach out to them. I think I’ll be recommending this to a lot of people.
Naturally this is going to be a difficult and probably triggering read for anyone with a myriad of trauma, whether the cause is similar to the author’s or not. I really appreciated the emphasis on “healing” in community, through our relationships with other people. The last 15% or so did start to feel a bit boring, and the last chapter was a throwaway to me.
This book made me think of all the people I love and want to reach out to them. I think I’ll be recommending this to a lot of people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence