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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
How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by
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Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism
This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America by Morgan Jerkins
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.
Loan expired