Reviews tagging Rape

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground, by Alicia Elliott

13 reviews

eve81's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Addiction, Child death, Transphobia, Pregnancy, Murder, Domestic abuse, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Misogyny

remimicha's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, Police brutality, Body shaming, Child abuse, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Cancer, and Death

gnosila's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

In this series of essays, Elliot fluidly blends memoir with data to discuss her experiences with mental health, abuse, and poverty in the context of the systemic abuse and genocide perpetrated against indigenous people in the US and Canada. The essays are both  thought-provoking and informative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Minor: Addiction and Suicide

megbb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

I really enjoyed how this book was written and the author did a really great job at showing me a different perspective. It was truly captivating. This is a great book to read in order to learn about the many issues going on in Canada. The author did a really great job at making sure readers are fully invested in the book, especially in the last chapter. Thank you Alicia Elliott for sharing your story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body shaming, Pregnancy, and Eating disorder

_kathill's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood and Eating disorder

liteartha's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Sexual assault

natniels's review

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

littlecat's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

Its not a style I read a lot of books in (personal essays) which was interesting, it has a distinct own style and I like the humor in it despite the heavy topics. I felt like I read at least part of the essays before but that may just because I read other things about the topics before, definitly interesting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, and Rape

emzireads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Rape

hrwohl518's review

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Genocide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia