Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Mean by Myriam Gurba

22 reviews

courtney_scott1025's review

dark funny fast-paced

4.0

I thought Creep was a more solid, cohesive essay collection. However, Mean is still sooo good. The way Myriam Gurba writes is just so addicting. Still a very solid, good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

yourfriendgil's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

2000s's review

4.5

Deeply grim, but also deeply funny. Not what I expected....I thought it would be more like cherry by mary karr but it was both that, and some of the best and most realistic writing about sexual violence out there. 

It was a bit scattered, but I love this author's writing style so much that I don't really mind. She's one of the few writers I can think of who's actually 100% hilarious, and who also isn't afraid to come for your throat. Myriam Gurba does justice to being a hater with a noble purpose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

buttermellow's review

challenging medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying and Eating disorder

tamarabee's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

Beautifully written and engaging while dealing with very intense personal trauma. Gurba’s voice hooks you and doesn’t let you go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual assault

khakipantsofsex's review

dark reflective

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol

bwray1's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

juliastern__'s review

dark funny sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

jemmers's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A very honest, funny, lean book about Myriam’s life from childhood through college. Empathetic and not as mean as the title implies. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to step into the shoes of someone else, to Chicanes, writers, poets, artists, gays, shes, theys and queers. CW: This book centers around a gender/sex-based crime and the author’s experience with sexual assault and PTSD.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

avisreadsandreads's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt