Reviews tagging 'Suicide'
The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore
15 reviews
znvisser's review against another edition
3.5
In one of the many tidbits after the actual story the author elaborates on how she intentionally added "reveals for dramatic purposes". I wish she didn't, because those were my biggest annoyance about this book; the reveal method made me distrusting of her as a storyteller, ruining my reading experience at times. I don't mind myself a surprise or twist, but I do mind reading for tens of pages and made believe explicitly one way, only to be consequently patronized with a "the joke's on you because meanwhile everything else was different!" That's just a waste of words and there certainly are more elegant ways to achieve mystery or suspense. In fact in this case, I think the plot was entertaining enough in itself and didn't require the manipulation applied at all.
Elizabeth was a very interesting character, both intellectually and socially, but I couldn't understand how those two things interacted. How did such a brilliant woman keep making the mistake of trusting the same villains again and again? Afterwards I'm still curious if that paradox was a narrative choice as well, or her actual character. Because I do believe Moore did her research elaborately, I may have to believe the latter. All in all, in between the manipulating I did enjoy reading this story and getting an insight in this piece of history I had no prior knowledge of. Radium Girls has also been on my radar, and I've seen reviewers with similar objections to this book appreciating that one nevertheless (but also some same complaints), so we'll see if I might still pick that up in the future.
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Excrement, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, and Torture
Minor: Suicide, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
matcha_cat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Grief, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Abandonment
Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Excrement, Death, and Gaslighting
stardustmelody's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Rape, and Suicide
Minor: War, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Racism, Excrement, Xenophobia, and Vomit
katieluvs2read's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Suicide, Violence, and Toxic relationship
sofiasss's review against another edition
4.0
I liked how the biography read as a novel. The writing was very gripping and took me on an emotional journey with Elizabeth. You really begin to understand the historical context and consider the different social perspectives. One of my favourite things about this book was how Kate Moore used historical sources for speech and seamlessly integrated her research.
I think this book was a great commentary on the fundamental views on women based on the neurological differences between males and females and how this affects power. As a young women, it gave insight into the changes that have happened and the similarities that remain. It also provides insight into the importance of patients’ rights and how we as a society view people struggling with mental health, as well as the importance of evidence-based medicine.
Kate Moore highlights how ‘a person’s powerlessness may lead to struggles with their mental health’. I find it fascinating how Elizabeth uses her faith to empower her, whilst others use it to suppress her. Her relationship with her faith was something that she used to push her past adversity.
I really enjoyed reading this book and would highly recommend.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, and Mental illness
Minor: Blood, Suicide, Excrement, Sexism, War, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
4.0
And we hate men
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization
nerdglasses08's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Blood, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
mscalls's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
bethsbooketlist's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide
bethbarron's review
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, and Confinement