Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

2 reviews

ellsnp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

Methodical inclusion of a variety of voices as it pertains to sexual violence, eplxploitation, exploration, and adativity. Layered and dynamic, as well as diverse, points of view and moral compasses. The anthologies in this book provides a lot of teaching points and does a phenomenal job of rejecting mindless rumination without purpose. Life's not always fair. At one point, the palpable frustration and certainty told by one of those authors had me screaming alongside her in shock and dismay. I was reminded of just how broken and misogynistic the therapeutic world can and has been, which can lead to haphazard interactions od damaging interventions interspliced with effective/hope-giving counseling. This book was uncomfortable but really an amazing/expansive read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

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 content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

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