Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

16 reviews

nicoleanthony's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicide, Death, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

sammilynnebob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I don’t often give out 5 star reviews, but this book is certainly one that deserves it. This memoir will resonate with anyone who’s been in treatment. If you know, you know. 🌻💛

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Violence, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical 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: Death, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault, Addiction, Sexism, and Blood

ktmanos's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Very heavy content - not for everyone. Check content warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Medical trauma, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder

chuibug's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Eating disorder, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, and Medical trauma

prescriptionbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

It's nice to know that I'm not alone with my mental illness but at the same time it's incredibly sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Chronic illness, Self harm, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

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

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

loggskywalker's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.5

a great read. It wasnt anything like the movie and i kinda like that it is its own thing & i related a lot with susanna which was nice 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Self harm, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts