Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt by Tessa Miller

35 reviews

elsea_readingelsea's review

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

4.0

Why isn’t heart wrenching an option for the mood of the book??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

This is a slow paced memoir of Tessa's struggle to get diagnosed and treated with Crohn's Disease. It also highlights how the disease has affected her family, work and romantic relationships. 
Overall good memoir. A little political at times. Author also offers very little insight to help others struggling with chronic illness or the healthcare system. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

internationalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

the_vegan_bookworm's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This was a compelling, honest look at life with chronic illness. I felt seen and heard as a person with a disability while I read Miller's recounts of her life. This book gave me a lot to reflect on in my own experiences and beliefs about (dis)ability and a meaningful life with a chronic condition, while also validating me for the fears and emotions I experience. 

If you are chronically ill or disabled, I especially recommend this book to you.

This being said, please note the trigger warnings as this book may be difficult to read for some people. Miller discusses the abuse she experienced from her alcoholic father and drug-addicted ex-boyfriend, the nitty gritty of Crohn's (including detailed references to excrement, blood and vomit), medical trauma and ableism of many kinds, and sexual assault. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia and Racism

gracegeeks's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

sierrascha's review

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

rhia_a's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

4.0

As someone who has been chronically ill from a young age but had it go from mostly functional to mostly incapacitating in the last few years, this was a relateable read... sadly. I feel seen now but if the book had existed a few years back in my darkest times, I would have found it cathartic, oddly comforting and informative (it still is those things) - it could have led to easier 'aha' moments along the grieving process. I wish the author well on her journey and hope that it's an easier ride for her from here on out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Medical trauma

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

kb_sherman's review

I like the concept, but it’s just too difficult for me to read right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Blood, Excrement, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual assault