Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot

16 reviews

jessbc91's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

annabelle42688's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

A journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Pregnancy

readingpicnic's review against another edition

5.0

Stellar audiobook performance, and an incredible writing style unlike any I've encountered before. I love unabashedly honest memoirs, especially those that dip into the weird and messy. I think that I judged this book by its cover and expected it to be soft poetry, but it was shocking, flagrant, in-your-face storytelling with a poetic flare that I could not put down. I felt like a kitten being carried around by the scruff of my neck listening to this while my mother cat runs down a treacherous path, enjoying the ride but also being like ahhhhh!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

theboricuabookworm's review against another edition

Gripping and raw. The lyrical way Mailhot writes about pain and trauma and grief will leave you gasping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

frufai's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

Used the English language beautiful. Makes you think about the difference between love and obsession 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

lexiefolkerts's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

I did not know anything about this book before starting and after reading a few pages I feared I wouldn’t like it because it seemed too distant from my reality. I was wrong. Although I haven’t lived the same life as Terese or endured the same traumas, there were so many ways in which I connected to her story. This book had so many good quotes to pull from that I felt drawn to and raised emotion out of me. I would recommend this book to anyone that’s had an imperfect romantic relationship with a man. This book also delved into childhood trauma, childhood SA, grief, bipolar, suicidal thoughts, love, and heart break. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Residential schools, illnesses, rehab, divorce, foster home, teen marriage, child services, neglect, postpartum depression.

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and Violence

nikasbookhoard's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

I don't think of myself as qualified to give a rating to someone's memoir; it's their life story after all. This memoir was messy, raw, heartbreaking, poetic and beautiful. At times it felt like poetry and while I was absolutely confused about the timeline of the events that took place, it was beautiful and touched my heart. I love reading about Indigenous women persevering through their struggles, I really admire their strength and durability, it's what I aspire to be myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racism, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape