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Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Abortion, Abandonment
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Stalking, Abortion, Cultural appropriation
This book was absolutely captivating, emotionally raw, stunningly well written, and had me near tears at points.
You can decide for yourself if you think her book is genuine or a cleverly crafted PR piece, but one thing is for sure, this is a book that all young girls/femmes - teens and early twenties - should have access to. This book can open up a world for them to know that they are not alone, many of their experiences from small to big and light to dark are normal and that they are not the ones to blame. This is a book many teen and young adult girls/femmes (and even many others in the queer community) can relate to, learn from, and see themselves in.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma
Moderate: Death, Abortion
I am saddened by her confession of being subjected to horrible abuse—details of which I won't go into because they are really that horrible—instigated by her own parents, and am genuinely hoping that those relationships can be mended for her.
On the other hand, I grew increasingly annoyed by her constant whinging about "work". Every other page is marked by how much she throws herself into her work, how she can't live without the work, how she's always been work-driven, and can't you just see that she's so hardworking? I get it. Work is something that is a constant in everyone's lives and some people find a lot of meaning in it, but being humble is something that means a lot to me, and for better or worse, Paris Hilton ain't it.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol
That said, her well-documented racist/homophobic statements of the past, which are largely unaddressed aside from the one-liner, "I said some awful things in the past," show she just isn't there yet. I wish she dug in deeper about her decision to defend Trump's vile statements during the 2016 election and throwing other women under the bus. It really undermines her messaging throughout.
Additionally, there were multiple instances when she commented, "Oh, I really loved this comedian/artist until they targeted me. You shouldn't hurt people like that," as if she hadn't been laughing along before.
I think, ultimately, she has shown an immaculate amount of growth and she still has a long way to go to catch up.
Given what I learned during reading it (her remarks), I don't regret spending my sick days reading it. I think it's an excellent story and a good reminder that we can hold multiple truths at the same time. I'm glad someone with her size of following wrote about this absolutely horrific topic, barring their soul. And, ultimately, I want to trust that she will someday dismantle the clear racism that she absorbed from her world (just as I hope all wh1te people will).
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content, Abortion, Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Incest, Miscarriage, Suicide, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Alcohol
Minor: Abortion, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol