Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Una educación by Tara Westover

302 reviews

addimop's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Loved the book but at times the subject matter was horrific. I’ve read a lot of homeschool memoirs this year but this was by far the most violent. 

The author is such a great case study for the power of education. I loved how she tied her thesis back to her religion in a way where Mormonism was neither lauded or criticized, even if she was no longer religious. I also loved the discussions on how mental health affects an entire family and the fall outs that can result. 

Overall another great depiction of the power men have in religion and religious institutions and how far people (especially women who love them) will go to protect these men.


Last thing… to everyone who replies “Oh like Educated?” when I say I was homeschooled…. fuck you

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Medical trauma

betwixtbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

erinbeingliterate's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

ajnagle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

melissasaurus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

vicreads24's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury

booksoversecondbreakfast's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

I share so much of my story with this author. We have so many shared experiences and I had never heard those experiences expressed so clearly until I read this book. She made me feel like I was there beside her throughout her life and she summarized the main points she was making very thoroughly. I really liked this book, and subtract a quarter of a star only because of how negatively she cast a light towards being uneducated. It made me feel a bit too uncomfortable how angry she was, but I remain understanding of it due to the fact that she has been through so much. There were so many quoteworthy parts to this book, however, and I expect it will be a book I come back to throughout my life. She shared so many great lessons and ways of seeing the world, and I'm really grateful for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Colonisation

ninjazzy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

5.0

A memoir of a woman wrestling for control of her identity from her dysfunctional family. Intense and graphic in some things, I was left amazed and horrified at how someone could experience such a life and marveled at her fortitude and strength of will. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Medical trauma

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

alexayres47's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy

sary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness