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Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart
8 reviews
arlangrey17's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Vomit
vstarlight's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
dmturner's review
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
theodenreads's review
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
This book is really informative and interesting, and there's probably so many more things that could be tagged as content warnings, but the ones I tagged are probably the most major ones. Although they're not all consistently touched on in the book, there are passages of this book that are very frank and honest in their discussions of self harm and eating disorders. Please use your best judgment when reading this, friends.joricottone's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
lily1304's review
4.75
I was worried the author would be a little too flippant, but she is very clear from the outset that "pain on purpose" can be really healthy or unhealthy, and she devotes a chapter to exploring the difference.
My only complaint is that some of her chapters are a little too long, and I wish she had clear citations with a bibliography - but this is pop science, so she gives brief in-text citations.
Massive trigger warning for both BDSM and eating disorders - she gives extremely vivid descriptions of both.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
meghan_is_reading's review
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Self harm and Vomit
go2hellstephanie's review
4.0
I first heard about Hurts So Good on NPR, driving back to Virginia after Christmas. It was so intriguing to me that Cowart was so curious about pain and why humans seek it, that they went to the extent of doing a polar plunge, eating the world's spiciest pepper, and witnessing the Big Dog Backyard Ultra, where runners run until they are physically unable to.
Cowart makes pain fun to read about. Even the painful bits brought nuance and a deeper understanding to the idea of masochism. They balance the history and science lessons well, interspersed with their or others' experiences with something painful.
Cowart’s writing focuses on the emotions, and they do it well. During the chapter on the ultramarathon runners, I cried, feeling their desire to push through or their pain as their bodies completed unthinkable human achievements.
They also handle the topic of self-harm and pain outside of pleasure with immense grace. They consistently emphasize that pain outside of one's control isn't masochism and is often abuse.
I recommend this book if you have an interest in spicy food, long duration running, ballet, or the line that connects pain and pleasure. Such an interesting read!
Graphic: Eating disorder, Blood, and Vomit