Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

10 reviews

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

carolinebella's review

dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Misogyny

seullywillikers's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I didn't know how badly I needed to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Self harm, and Child abuse

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

tinana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

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

gabtiffin's review

challenging inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

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