Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Craigslist Confessional: A Collection of Secrets from Anonymous Strangers by Helena Dea Bala

3 reviews

rosalind's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abandonment

bookish_daph's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.0

I had very high expectations of this book because I loved the concept so much but it took me way longer to read than expected & almost put me in a reading slump.. here’s why. The entries are yes very emotional and touching but my goodness if you have any hope in humanity this book will kill it almost immediately. I would say read if you are feeling morbid and want to sit with strangers who talk and complain excessively about their lives. Although some felt honest, I would say 80% felt so one sided (obviously because you are only getting one side of the story from each individual ). The book did get very repetitive for me too. Felt like tons of people just trying to get you to take their sides in their divorces ( when they’ve all had affairs & sound like horrible people) I also probably should’ve read this in increments instead of sitting down and reading 50 pages at a time. Would suggest to use as an in between book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Eating disorder and Hate crime

allthebooks36's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt