Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Third Person by Emma Grove

5 reviews

podanotherjessi's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

4.75

I don't know how to talk about memoirs, but this is easily my favorite graphic memoir I've read. I feel like it was raw and informative, which really worked for me. The simple art style at first wasn't really for me, but as it went on I felt drawn in and understand the feelings being conveyed.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

fish17's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

polychromatic_hedgehog_parable's review against another edition

challenging funny sad tense fast-paced

really good! incredible art! the page count caught be by surprise but I read it in one day, like Maia Kobabe claimed on the back of the book lol ^^;

language used by therapist and eventually by main character: alter, core self

I was really sad that the main character ended up capitulating a bit to the therapist's wrong idea of her! he was on this fucking quest to find the "core self" and make sure that person would be ok with transitioning/figuring out whether that person was "truly a woman" absolute bullshit. I just had this palpable sense that everyone in their system was working well together and trying to work towards self-improvement, and the therapist was blocking them at every turn lmao. TTuTT

actually now that I think about it, I'd be curious to know whether everyone has the same reaction to reading this book (i.e. this therapist is emotionally abusive _and_ is employing harmful and outdated ideas about DID). ...The idea of someone empathizing with the therapist is deeply concerning to me lmao. pls read this maybe https://www.them.us/story/emma-grove-third-person-graphic-memoir-q-and-a

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Outing

medical malpractice / abuse by therapist

lunmione's review against another edition

emotional

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, and Dysphoria

pizzasprite's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Deadnaming and Dysphoria