Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

When I Bleed: Poems about Endometriosis by Maggie Bowyer

3 reviews

llamallama527's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I never knew endometriosis could be put into words, but in the skilled hands of a talented writer... it happened. If you have endometriosis, read this. Know that you are not alone. If someone you know has endometriosis, read this. It will help you better understand. Maggie did an incredible job highlighting the highs, and bringing the very real lows into perspective. There is sadness and grief, and a little hope. There is isolation and unknowing, as well as love and understanding. Maggie captures it all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Ableism and Miscarriage

Minor: Vomit

bayleereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

Note: I received this copy free from the author a couple years ago. However, this is not reflected in my review and all thoughts and opinions are mine!

This was a beautiful collection of poems Maggie has written as an endo warrior. Maggie’s poems address difficult topics that are sadly a universal experience for chronically ill folks— such as pain, ableism, medical trauma, loss, and grief. This truly made me feel seen and I tabbed close to 30 poems to save for later validation. Maggie is a remarkable poetry writer!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Blood, and Medical trauma

princessxnicole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Infertility, Mental illness, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual violence