Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

17 reviews

jackietanori's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Love the movie and finally got around to reading the book that started it all. It’s a very quick read and easy to fall into. Susanna Kaysen’s writing voice is great and I really enjoyed this book even with its super dark underbelly. 
Don’t expect to get a play-by-play of the movie because the book is at the base the same, but really different once the base has been laid. 
Gotta go watch Girl, Interrupted now. 

Crying score: No, but I think I could have if I weren’t reading at work in public. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

growintogardens's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, War, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, and Sexual content

cosmic_blooms's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Susanna Kaysen gives a raw viewpoint into navigating psychiatry with mental illness. Her stories are not to be taken lightly, but reflected on and empathized with. These stories are more common than we know and need to be shared; they will change the way we think about mental health.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, and Self harm

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Sexual content, Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Medical content

texas_reznikoff's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Ableism, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

opal_scorpio's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

Girl, Interrupted is an amazing memoir, and popular for good reason. The writing is witty with a humorous bite, showcasing Kaysen’s true craft for story telling. Another aspect which fascinated me was that although this can now be read a historical work (a more modern classic possibly?), remnants of the girl’s experiment could still resonate with readers today.
It is an older memoir, which might be something to keep in mind if you are thinking about picking Girl, Interrupted up.
Overall, Kaysen is a smart, vulnerable, and raw writer, and I cannot wait to pick up more of her fiction and nonfiction catalog.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual violence

emmaiswriting's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

“girl, interrupted,” was the first memoir i’ve read. at first, while reading, i hadn’t known it was a memoir and found it baffling what these patients experienced, only to realize these experiences were true. this book isn’t for those who prefer a light-hearted romance and for those who seek to understand the truth behind institutions and the mind of those with mental disorders. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content

emmaolson's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Eating disorder

juliexkr's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Incest, Sexual content, and Eating disorder

lindseygetsliterary's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

Minor: War