Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Una educación by Tara Westover

146 reviews

insideunder's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism

nightpath's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

I absolutely devoured this as an audiobook. Whelan is an excellent narrator and added so much to an already highly intense narrative. The book really doesn't speed up or slow down it just stays at 100% right until the end. 

Tara Westover is a truly talented writer, and clearly a deeply reflective person. To have spent so much of her life journaling to no end and learning at a steep cost to her wellbeing, it is amazing that this book even exists. 

There are few stories that allow you to see so clearly how much of a certain experience you have taken for granted, but this book takes you out of yourself entirely and shows you in absolute clarity what it is you have been given, simply by receiving an education. 

My only note is to trigger warn - the book is intense and graphic and it may not suit everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

paytonwaddell's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming

lilianmathilda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

fanchera's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body shaming

naomib_'s review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

zadam812's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty

hcop's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Antisemitism

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

celeste77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense

5.0

I always feel weird rating memoirs, but I would rate this 5 stars. It was a difficult, challenging read because of some of the content, but it was also very eye-opening and emotionally moving. I honestly hope that Tara Westover is living her best life, and learning all that she has ever wanted to learn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Mental illness

nessynoname's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely harrowing. I'm floored. The terrifying lows this woman has experienced and the peaks which she has climbed in spite of it. Stunning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Blood, Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy