Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

15 reviews

lessa_riel's review against another edition

Writer needs a hood therapist instead of writing this book. Patronising and dated in its views it just made me angry that people thought this was concise and good!
Also, personally I had dealt with anise disclosures at work recently and seh talks too much about her personal abuse instead of making this an academic text.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexism

anfitzpatrick99's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

Some parts of this book were great, others I was left disappointed. In the beginning I felt like I was really going to learn something but as the book progressed this felt more like a collection of essays all on a similar topic with not much direction.  Perhaps some of this is just too outdated at this point. I didn’t appreciate the spiritual/religious tie ins and wasn’t expecting that when I picked this book up. At many points I was left wondering how any person could practice love the way she suggested!! And perhaps we would all be happier if we accepted that love is not this rigid pre defined thing that can only exist in one way. Overall I liked some chapters and hated others. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

murder_unicorn's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Physical abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

lindseyhall44's review

An absolute must read. 
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““We all long for loving community. It enhances life’s joy. But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as means of escape.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death

ashleybeereads's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Homophobia, Classism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

amberinpieces's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Racism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Classism, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

kaiulanilee's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Physical abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexism

cosmic_blooms's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Body shaming

vixenreader's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

The themes are familiar (especially when compared to the years 2000 and 2023), but its perspective on finding love in a society that continues to promote lovelessness is still relevant.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Addiction, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Fatphobia, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Mental illness, Violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Discussions of isolation, homelessness, the negative affects of the mass media, and hopelessness are featured.

amaezone's review

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

I was wondering "what is it with love and our culture ?" (A certain type of) love seems to be everywhere in the media and in social norms, and nowhere in theory and philosophy, and general social sciences. Then I picked up this book, and it helped me articulate a lot of things. For most of the book I just thought "that's it exactly!"

Essential reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Minor: Death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief