Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv
2 reviews
mads_reads_books's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Eating disorder
Moderate: Body shaming, Addiction, and Ableism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Self harm, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Confinement, and Alcoholism
flijn's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I'm in awe of this book. In exploring the lives and stories of people with mental illness, the author creates a radically humanizing perspective on the people she describes and through them, on others who suffer in similar ways and the people in their orbit. This humanization is the result of the sensitivity in the writing towards the shifting perspectives that are present in every narrative. They defy easy categirisation and judgment, and challenge you to reflect on the way the individual, the social environment, and the wider societal context interact. I love how the personal approach shows the complexity of modern life.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Racism
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