Reviews tagging 'Rape'

This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps

16 reviews

bmpicc's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

Oh... my.... word.

I've been a Busy fan for as long as I can remember. Her honesty. Listen to this one. Hearing HER voice sharing HER stories is worth every second.

She calls out the douchebags and mansplaining while also giving kind human credit to those you might least expect. More than that, this is a memoir about moms and daughters, friendship, family, postpartum, mental health, and so much more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Moderate: Body shaming

asira's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

elissas_reads's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

Busy did NOT hold back in this book and I felt she was very honest about the good, the bad and the ugly. I give her props for being authentic - confident, unapologetic and at times, a little overdramatic. Overall my favorite parts were about her acting career and the struggles of auditioning. Definitely some difficult topics present here so take care!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

poon's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lunapov's review

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

isabelaherrera's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

missgrangerr's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

I listened to this on audio and really liked hearing her tell her stories. Busy did not hold anything back and it was so refreshing to hear all the honesty about her teenage years, her marriage, life with children.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

jadencove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Pregnancy

mari1532's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

I bought the paperback copy of this book after it was released but it has been sitting on my to-be-read pile ever since. So, one day when I found the audiobook available at my library I decided to give it a go and after listening to this entire book I am so mad at myself for not reading it sooner. Phillips does an excellent job recounting her life, even the darkest parts, with perspective, honesty, and humour. The way that she wrote the essays included in this book (and the way she read them) made this a book that reminded me why I love reading generally and memoirs specifically. The discussions of her relationships, her family, and the Hollywood gossip (it's her life so it's not gossip...maybe snippets?) made this book impossible to put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, and Abortion

miss_fish's review

emotional funny medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Abortion