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meganeliz_1214's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
vagrantheather's review against another edition
4.75
It was an excellent portrait of physical and emotional abuse, of the toll untreated mental illness can take on an entire family, and of how people confront their own beliefs systems.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
soupqueen's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
chrysos79's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Body shaming, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism
oregonian329's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Antisemitism
palindrometodd's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Abandonment
riley_abc's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Racial slurs
amy_park's review against another edition
3.5
To be honest, I found the book quite disconnected from her path to education as some areas didn't make sense and too me maybe wasn't believable. There was no exploration on how she got into Cambridge, and a disconnect on how a person who doesn't go to "traditional" school and be able to acheieve a PhD at Cambridge within 10 years! Finances was briefly touched upon at the start but after getting to England it wasn't, this is a big when looking at access and achieving a higher education, by not discussing this again, I found irritating.
I also think this book centred on way way way too much injury and accident detail, I felt every other chapter focused on an accident (not including the abuse, which was horrific in it's self). Maybe listening to this on audio made the details even more harder to stomach but this wasn't what I expected, I felt injury and accidents were more the main focus of this book than Tara's education.
This all being said, I did think this was a good book. Tara's childhood and family life was surreal to read about. I also like the discussion on recollection at the end of the written book and how memories, recollection and stories differ from each person's point of view, especially when facing a traumatic event.
If you enjoy memoirs, do read! But there is a LOT of gruesome injuries along the way.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Religious bigotry
nick_00's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
elisacarlene's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail