Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education by Stephanie Land

11 reviews

sammerp219's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse

sirnightpants's review

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

5.0

Stephanie Land is my favorite author. Takes you through the ins and outs of single motherhood and general personhood in poverty, and manages to drop some great advice for writers through her own learned experience as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Classism

chemeducator's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

shannahtan's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

I’ll start by disclaiming that I don’t like to rate memoirs because I’m in no position to be judging someone’s life story. I read this on audiobook. I did read Maid as well as watch the show. I feel as though the writing was similar except I felt Land was more fed up in this book, which makes sense. It’s a good social commentary on how our systems are poorly setup to support the poor. It also goes into the education system which can feel like a catch 22. You get thrown into debt if you get a degree, and you can’t easily get a job without a degree. I think it’s easy to judge Land’s decisions. I had to keep telling myself that she has been through so much trauma, which can make her drawn to similar types of abusive men. It was scary hearing about Daniel’s behavior after finding out about her baby. I appreciate the brief mention of white privilege and recognizing how much harder it can be for people of color. I do think the book jumped from one thing to another quickly, which could be confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Minor: Excrement, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Medical content, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Car accident

nbreezy17's review against another edition

slow-paced

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcohol, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Classism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

sarahflanders's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Rape, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

k_shimer's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Abortion

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Blood

annabunce's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

emilycacho's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I loved Maid but I think I loved Class even more. Stephanie tells a remarkably true story about what it’s like raising a child below the poverty line. This dives into class issues and what it’s like trying to finish university with little support. I loved this! A must read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse