Reviews

Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System by Sonya Huber

coffee_cake's review

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

First book of pain essays I've read. The essays were pretty evenly divided between hit and miss.

raleighsara_'s review against another edition

medium-paced

4.25

tigerbalmreads's review against another edition

5.0

❤️

baileybrett's review against another edition

4.0

Really lyrical, and self-actualized. Some essays I enjoyed more than others. A more personal/less journalistic take on chronic pain compared to The Invisible Kingdom.

Readalikes: The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meagan O'Rourke

mushimilda's review against another edition

5.0

so so good. it’s a really great insight into chronic pain life, and i loved all the relationship with pain poems, all the metaphors. the essay about using a cane put into words so much of my own experience with using one. it was a great read.

hanelisil's review against another edition

5.0

I'm exploring the language of pain and really enjoyed this. It's tough to read but essential to hear from others who can put a finger on / words to this slippery topic/experience.

bogbodyanon's review against another edition

5.0

Really insightful essays about Huber's lived experience of chronic pain

ananamauvais's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

mysticalspiders's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

o_w_e_n's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0