Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

16 reviews

lkristin2018's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A memoir about an older teen’s experience living in a psychiatric hospital for a couple years. Very vivid and insightful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Some very vivid descriptions of disturbing content.

florenciangl06's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Read it after watching the movie and it did not disappoint. I love it is made up by memories, even when the story is not linear. Even when the story in general is very interesting, the final reflection (the author questioning her diagnosis) is not only greatly argued, but i think it is extremely important when we are talking about mental health and medical malpractice. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual assault

caljpg's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

A book with interesting questions. Read it in one night

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault

amswimmy's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Grief, and Suicide attempt

billie_visible's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault and Excrement

meowcoric's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

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

grereads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The movie was already one of my all time favourites so I knew I'd love the book, and it definitely was even better than the adaptation. I loved the fact the chapters were really short because I prefer them. This was an instant 5/5 and a new favourite of mine. Some of the stories and the quotes from this book will forever be with me. Even though I don't have any diagnosis of mental illness, I felt really close to Susanna: I think that is because this is also the story of a teenage girl who feels disconnected from the world she lives in, which is something I have experienced and still experience, like many other young women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Blood

quinnlind's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

opal_scorpio's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Eating disorder, Rape, and Sexual content

danibailey's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship