Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence by

33 reviews

l3t1c1a's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

kassik13's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

klor's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Picked this back up ahain after I DNF-ed earlier in the year because I wasn't quite ready for it. The book has a rich variety of stories and authors and I find myself particularly drawn to the more reflective and longform ones. I enjoyed Thesmophoria, 16 Minetta Lane, and the last three stories (Her Body/My Body, All About My Mother, and I Met Fear on the Hill). I also had a soft spot for The Same Story About my Mother. It's insightful how I can relate my relationship with my own mother spanning through various moments in various stories. A lot of these are heavy and talk well into traumas but also in how complex love and relationships are. I probably still won't recommend it to my mother, but it did make me want to get to know her more, complications and all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

emilys_editions's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Self harm

margodcm's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

I think this book resonates best with people who have already reflected a bit on their relationship with their mothers.
Also, not every essay will be relatable. We don’t all experience the same things, so it’s only natural some essays will touch you very profoundly and others not at all. That said, don’t discredit the essays you can’t relate to as bad writing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

sjanke2's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

2.25

 

This collection started strong and waned from there. The ones I enjoyed are the only ones I remember (Alexander Chee and Alexander Chee). I wonder if each contributor got to pick the narrator who would read their piece, as I didn't care for a couple of the voices.

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

sonjapardee's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

emilyhansen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

katie_lacour's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

megs_bok's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship