Reviews tagging 'Body horror'
Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine And Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn
5 reviews
antoniamshmmr's review against another edition
4.5
One thing I would‘ve liked to see in the book would be a comparison or simply some information about the medicine of non-western society as this book mainly focuses on USA/UK and partly some other western countries. To keep a red lining I understand that this might be difficult to include though.
Overall a very good read – painful sometimes – seeing that so many aspects of inequality retain to this day. I am positive this book helps a lot of (unwell) women to focus on what doctors are telling them and how historical inequalities may be hidden within those words.
Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, Medical trauma, Body horror, Abortion, Body shaming, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Colonisation, Rape, Sexual violence, Ableism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide
catherineleigh's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abortion, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Classism
Minor: Infertility, Rape, and Cancer
nialiversuch's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Body horror, Abortion, Drug use, Cancer, Medical content, Racism, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Death, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Child death, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Classism, and Addiction
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Panic attacks/disorders
rosalind's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Cancer
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Chronic illness, Grief, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Rape
faduma's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Medical content, Abortion, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, and Terminal illness