Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain

2 reviews

takarakei's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is definitely one I want to get my own copy of to go back and reference parts of. Similar to Cain's other book Quiet (which I am part-way through) she talks about the history of melancholia and how those of us who are in touch with these parts of ourselves often feel out of sync with the "Tyranny of Positivity" culture in America specifically. I think if you are at all interested in this subject then this is a good place to start.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Genocide

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, and Child death

Minor: Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

author is jewish and talks a bit about her family's holocaust trauma mentions of animal testing

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Chronic illness, War, Grief, Death, Dementia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Genocide, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Abortion, and Slavery