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elliotlea's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Biphobia
literamoi's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
readerpal656's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
As someone with OCD, I related to the author’s journey so much. This is a beautiful memoir. It made me laugh, cry, cringe with how relatable parts were for me, and made me feel very hopeful. I’m so grateful for Cartwright’s work and the impact it has had on so many people with OCD. I think people without OCD would also appreciate this book both for how informative it is about the disorder and because it is simply a gripping story. I’m so very grateful this book exists.
pipersterling25's review
5.0
as someone who has had ocd since i was 10 years old, i am so thankful that rose wrote this book. thought it was difficult to read at times and reminded me of that soul-sucking feeling of being caught in the throes of ocd, it was also comforting. although my obsessions are very different from hers, i found solace in knowing that she struggled with compulsions in the same way i did. i appreciate rose so much for sharing her story. i can’t even begin to emphasize how helpful it is for people with ocd to see that they are not alone.
ritagonzagamoreira's review
3.0
3.9 - fui enganada pela adaptação do Channel 4 e esse erro é somente meu. Com algumas descrições detalhadas (mexidas e remexidas na edição) e uma história muito bem contada.
owlbesatreading's review against another edition
5.0
‘Hollywood said it’s good to ‘open up’. But what if you don’t know what you’re opening? How can you ‘let people in’ when you don’t know what’s inside?’
An absolutely brilliant memoir which oozes humour and gives the reader an understanding of OCD Pure-O.
It’s dazzling but dark, hilarious and deeply sad.
A wonderful read. I recommend Pure to educate and amuse and to bring Pure-O into the forefront of MH education generally.
An absolutely brilliant memoir which oozes humour and gives the reader an understanding of OCD Pure-O.
It’s dazzling but dark, hilarious and deeply sad.
A wonderful read. I recommend Pure to educate and amuse and to bring Pure-O into the forefront of MH education generally.
booksbynoe's review
4.0
(8.5/10)
I read this purely (no pun intended) after watching the channel 4 tv series inspired by this book. This book is a memoir of Cartwright's journey. What she went through as a teenager when she started to have intrusive thoughts about sex (some of them quite violent), how she dealt - or rather didn't - with it, her struggles to be properly diagnosed and finding a good therapist who could actually help her.
I enjoyed this a lot. Rose Cartwright doesn't really sugarcoat anything and some of the intrusive thoughts she experimented where quite difficult to digest. I can't even begin to image what must have been to live with that, suffering in silence really because she was so ashamed that she didn't tell anyone. Lucky for her, after many years, she found the right therapist and she also realised she had a great group of people around her but the journey to get there wasn't easy, by any means.
I read this purely (no pun intended) after watching the channel 4 tv series inspired by this book. This book is a memoir of Cartwright's journey. What she went through as a teenager when she started to have intrusive thoughts about sex (some of them quite violent), how she dealt - or rather didn't - with it, her struggles to be properly diagnosed and finding a good therapist who could actually help her.
I enjoyed this a lot. Rose Cartwright doesn't really sugarcoat anything and some of the intrusive thoughts she experimented where quite difficult to digest. I can't even begin to image what must have been to live with that, suffering in silence really because she was so ashamed that she didn't tell anyone. Lucky for her, after many years, she found the right therapist and she also realised she had a great group of people around her but the journey to get there wasn't easy, by any means.
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