Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia by Hadley Freeman

4 reviews

wilbur42's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

As someone who struggled with anorexia during my teenage years, I found this book both relatable and enlightening. The author articulated feelings and experiences that I had intuitively sensed, helping me feel less ashamed and isolated in my past behaviors and thoughts. It was truly helpful to understand how anorexia mutates and lingers, allowing me to recognise my experiences post-recovery. While no two people are alike I felt seen, and I would recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

rosalind's review

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

solaevita's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

rebeccaquinton's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, and Medical trauma