Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic by Emma

8 reviews

isd's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

I somehow expected the book titled the Mental Load to be all and only about the mental load, but that was just the first chapter. After that lots more was covered - interesting and also "oh damn"-triggering things.

Some little French details were a bit odd to me, mostly in a "Oh, that's how they do that there. Curious."-way.

The chapter(s) about BS work and UBI would guaranteedly throw certain folks into apoplectic rage, only if those people would read this kind of a book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

lottiegasp's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

A nice introduction to a few different feminist and socialist topics. Lots of it was fundamental, so I wasn't necessarily the target audience. I'd say this would be a good read for teenagers and young adults. I learnt some things about birth (episiomities and that they are rarely actually needed and can exacerbate tearing). I liked her analogy about hijabs and burqas from a European perspective. And I thought she gave a good, clear introduction to bullshit jobs and universal basic income

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Police brutality

There are descriptions of birth trauma, as well as racially motivated police brutality

krispy_reading's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective

3.5

At least read the first chapter. 
A bonus if a male reader decides to read this to understand a woman’s perspective on certain issues or conflicts. The goal is for greater understanding, communication, and collaboration. 

Great topics covered but the art style is not for me. This could have been a collection of short stories or essays featuring smaller comics. As half of the story is a cartoon version of herself talking with speech bubbles. Except there are some stories that are best described with illustrations (Adama, the female reproductive system). 

Reminder that this is a translated piece from France.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Racism, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Sexism, and Sexual content

alisonannk's review against another edition

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

2.0

I don't really know what to say beyond that it was very preach-y.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

madisonhh666's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sjanke2's review against another edition

fast-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Classism

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

An interesting read that distills many feminist concepts into interesting and easily understandable comics! I liked Emma's tone and drawing style, and I appreciated her passion for this subject and for her activism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy