Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

21 reviews

savreads28's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

2.0

The book was very informative on the subject of the Radium Girls. There was almost too much detail and getting through the book is definitely not for the weak. I listened to a lot of it on audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Terminal illness, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Cancer, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

alexxrose's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Chronic illness, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Grief, and Cancer

Minor: Abortion, War, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

alexismong720's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Murder

shan2's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

Minor: Domestic abuse

diannaphantomfiction's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

My only issue with this book was the length. While I understand telling the full story, at times the chapters seemed to drag. 

Otherwise, it has been a long time since I read a story that made me feel all the emotions possible, from disgust to hope. This was an absolutely wonderful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Ableism, Death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Body horror, and Cancer

Moderate: Infertility, Body horror, Gore, and Miscarriage

Minor: Domestic abuse

This is all true, so it will feel fairly heavy at times, but all of this present, sometimes in graphic detail

notapenguin's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Miscarriage

tklear's review against another edition

informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Great compilation of all the research executed in a tale that unfolds our sketchy capitalistic past. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Suicide, Murder, Infertility, Medical trauma, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

viccoll's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Death, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Domestic abuse

irishrose7777's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

scorpi07's review against another edition

informative sad slow-paced

3.75

Wow. This is a gruesome, overwhelming, informative story. Though it's hard to hear how flagrantly radium has been used without safety precautions, I'm glad this tale is being told. I also like that this book showcases the lives of the women most effected and shares their human stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Death, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Blood

Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

Minor: Domestic abuse