Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

10 reviews

kaylaannsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Racism, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, Self harm, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, and Incest

lindsayvale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Cursing, Pedophilia, Incest, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Rape, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

jessiiiru's review

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Difficult to read, but so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Incest, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

orlagal's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

franklybookish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Minor: Biphobia, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

lou_o_donnell's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sam_bruner's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Absolutly profound. I was apprehensive at first due to my SA in the past but through the pieces I found validation and tiny snippets of hope. I loved this book. I will definitely reread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, and Homophobia

tabitha_isabelle's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

readandfindout's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

On first read in 2019: 5 stars

2024 reread: 4.75 stars

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Incest, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia