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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
25 reviews
kilonshele's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Classism
Minor: Suicide
znvisser's review against another edition
3.5
In one of the many tidbits after the actual story the author elaborates on how she intentionally added "reveals for dramatic purposes". I wish she didn't, because those were my biggest annoyance about this book; the reveal method made me distrusting of her as a storyteller, ruining my reading experience at times. I don't mind myself a surprise or twist, but I do mind reading for tens of pages and made believe explicitly one way, only to be consequently patronized with a "the joke's on you because meanwhile everything else was different!" That's just a waste of words and there certainly are more elegant ways to achieve mystery or suspense. In fact in this case, I think the plot was entertaining enough in itself and didn't require the manipulation applied at all.
Elizabeth was a very interesting character, both intellectually and socially, but I couldn't understand how those two things interacted. How did such a brilliant woman keep making the mistake of trusting the same villains again and again? Afterwards I'm still curious if that paradox was a narrative choice as well, or her actual character. Because I do believe Moore did her research elaborately, I may have to believe the latter. All in all, in between the manipulating I did enjoy reading this story and getting an insight in this piece of history I had no prior knowledge of. Radium Girls has also been on my radar, and I've seen reviewers with similar objections to this book appreciating that one nevertheless (but also some same complaints), so we'll see if I might still pick that up in the future.
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Excrement
Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
matcha_cat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, and Abandonment
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Classism
Minor: Death, Excrement, and Gaslighting
katieluvs2read's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence
sofiasss's review against another edition
4.0
I liked how the biography read as a novel. The writing was very gripping and took me on an emotional journey with Elizabeth. You really begin to understand the historical context and consider the different social perspectives. One of my favourite things about this book was how Kate Moore used historical sources for speech and seamlessly integrated her research.
I think this book was a great commentary on the fundamental views on women based on the neurological differences between males and females and how this affects power. As a young women, it gave insight into the changes that have happened and the similarities that remain. It also provides insight into the importance of patients’ rights and how we as a society view people struggling with mental health, as well as the importance of evidence-based medicine.
Kate Moore highlights how ‘a person’s powerlessness may lead to struggles with their mental health’. I find it fascinating how Elizabeth uses her faith to empower her, whilst others use it to suppress her. Her relationship with her faith was something that she used to push her past adversity.
I really enjoyed reading this book and would highly recommend.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Eating disorder, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
4.0
And we hate men
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Classism
nerdglasses08's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Death, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
mscalls's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
bethsbooketlist's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide
bethbarron's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail