Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

7 reviews

slowly_dying_inside's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense

3.0

This was an informative read, but I was not too fond of the pretentious way it was written. Nor was I fond of the graphic descriptions of the different kinds of abuse the author encountered ( I was expecting a less detailed description but was caught off guard by the disgusting way people can treat others).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Death, Drug use, Blood, Dementia, Colonisation, and Deportation

calhudak's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death

displacedcactus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced

This is a graphic novel adaptation of Bly's undercover reporting on conditions at the women's asylum on Blackwell Island. If you've ever watched a horror movie where inmates at an asylum were treated cruelly, it was probably inspired in part by what Bly witnessed during her ten-day stay. Thankfully, the graphic novel takes a tasteful approach -- when the women are stripped and bathed, we are shown only suggested nudity. Women describe being beaten, but we don't see it happen. As such, this book feels appropriate for teen readers with an interest in history or journalism. I probably wouldn't give it to readers younger than that.

This is a very quick read -- I read most of it just waiting for a slightly-late doctor's appointment. You could probably read it in an hour or less in a single sitting. The black and white artwork is just detailed enough to set the scene, without being so detailed that you get lost in it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and Xenophobia

vigil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

fucking harrowing. i never know how to rate nonfiction, but this book pulled me in. there was a point when there was a mention of how unbearable the days grew as they passed, that i wondered just how long she’d be trapped in that place, and completely forgot it’s in the title. earlier i was so engrossed in the story and horrors nellie witnessed i was thrown off by the mention of it only being her first day. 

i didn’t get a chance to read the source material beforehand, and this isn’t my first time in aslyum related media, especially in the victorian era, but something about the combination of nellie bly’s storytelling, and the illustrations made this a stand out read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

exlibrissum's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

anasc007's review

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Sexism and Violence