A review by theinkwyrm
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

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4.5

This was a really strong memoir and I feel like Foo’s background in journalism and radio definitely shows in the quality of her writing. That being said, I listened to this as an audiobook which is why my rating is downgraded half a star. The majority of the narration is great, but the clips of recordings from her therapy sessions are poor quality and most of the time I couldn’t tell what they were saying even when I turned the volume up really loud, which is a shame because those were some of the parts I was most interested in (and also, I find it fascinating how different she sounds in her narration vs. in the recordings). Content-wise, some of this was really difficult to listen to and I found myself frustrated with her parents and with Foo herself at times. It was an interesting, well-researched, and worthwhile read, but not an easy or pleasant experience overall. 
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