Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

So Sad Today: Personal Essays by Melissa Broder

22 reviews

bootsmom3's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Medical content, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

macncheese_pdf's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Addiction, and Alcoholism

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, and Eating disorder

Minor: Excrement and Abortion

natalie3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Addiction, Sexual content, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, and Self harm

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Vomit, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Transphobia, Pregnancy, Grief, Abortion, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Antisemitism, and Bullying

ratxheart's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit and Abortion

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Abortion, and Drug use

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

meemawreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

“The ocean gives me performance anxiety about being at peace.”

I wasn’t raised Jewish. I don’t have a vomit fetish. I haven’t done hard drugs, had an eating disorder, or been in a poly relationship. AND YET I feel like these essays came from my own brain. That’s the mark of excellence in personal essay, isn’t it? To write a unique life so relatably that an ole Meemaw feels connected to experiences she’s never had. I especially love how much I loved this because I didn’t love her novel, Milk Fed. Proof that I’m a nonfiction gal to the core! AND proof that while I struggle to connect with poetry, prose written by poets continues to pop my corn every time! Five Taters 🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content and Chronic illness

queerghstbuster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Chronic illness

nosophiesallowed's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

just look at the list of trigger warnings before even thinking about reading this.

i loved how open and raw these essays are but if you like clean and tidy books with pretty things and happy endings you’re going to hate it.

(i was sent a free copy from the publisher) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion