Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Woman They Could Not Silence: one woman, her incredible fight for freedom, and the men who tried to make her disappear by Kate Moore

42 reviews

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

This was an incredibly inspiring but heartbreaking story. Elizabeth fought so hard not only for herself but for her fellow women also facing the same challenges, she went against men who thought her mad, and she came out on the other side having made huge changes and a difference 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Excrement

ceredonia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Classism

kimtrepid's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

Kate Moore’s writing is beautiful. I am usually one for fantasy, but the way she writes histories is unlike others I’ve heard before. It’s inspiring to hear the life, challenges and accomplishments of Elizabeth Packard, her work must be remembered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

loriley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

em23jjh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

isleofwoman's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

emilyferrise's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

I’m trying to read more nonfiction, so my rating could be a reflection of this book not being in one of my preferred genres. However, I loved the content of this book- the history of women’s rights and how mental illness diagnoses were handled in the mid 1800s. The subject, Mrs. Packard, is very likeable and the author does a great job presenting the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide

wordsofclover's review against another edition

hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

cmbohn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Eating disorder, Slavery, Suicide, Excrement, and Suicide attempt