Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

2 reviews

vigil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

fucking harrowing. i never know how to rate nonfiction, but this book pulled me in. there was a point when there was a mention of how unbearable the days grew as they passed, that i wondered just how long she’d be trapped in that place, and completely forgot it’s in the title. earlier i was so engrossed in the story and horrors nellie witnessed i was thrown off by the mention of it only being her first day. 

i didn’t get a chance to read the source material beforehand, and this isn’t my first time in aslyum related media, especially in the victorian era, but something about the combination of nellie bly’s storytelling, and the illustrations made this a stand out read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

eerie_iri's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Classism