Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Głód. Pamiętnik (mojego) ciała by Roxane Gay

58 reviews

leefox's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Rape, Vomit, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship

becksreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Eating disorder

sofa_gee's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

Minor: Toxic relationship and Racism

jennshelfishlife's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Bullying

Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Minor: Vomit

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

What a fantastic book.  The author's reflections on her own body and life are personal, yet so many of the thoughts could be what any of us think.  While I'm not a huge fan of personal essays or memoirs, this one touched me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Medical content, Outing, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Vomit, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

janienejulia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Bullying, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Rape

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

kenna14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

One thing I will always appreciate about Roxane Gay is how honest she is. She doesn't try to shy away from the truth or sugarcoat things to protect your feelings. I love her and how she challenges me and how much I always learn when I read her books <3 (she's also a fellow swimmer. slay.)
AUDIOBOOK

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racism, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

marissasa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This memoir is so full of emotion and gut-wrenching truths about the ways society unfairly views and treats fat people, told with excellent writing and unflinching bluntness. I listened to Roxane Gay tell her own story on audiobook and it definitely enhanced the experience. This book will make you confront your own internal prejudices and biases towards fat people, especially very obese people, and make you question why society refuses to change to be more accepting and accommodating to people who are being constantly told that their bodies are a problem regardless of the fact that they are just human beings like anyone else. Roxane Gay's personal story is heartbreaking and intense, and I truly respect her choice to share the details and help others going through similar things realize that they are not alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Rape

naemy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder