sa_aurum's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Genocide
Moderate: Confinement, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, and Racism
mengzhenreads's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Sexual assault
zosiablue's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Cultural appropriation, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Classism, Child death, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Suicide
backyardroses's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Murder
bashsbooks's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Racism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
litematcha's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Cultural appropriation
risemini's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Child death, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, and Violence
amandamethot's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Suicide, Trafficking, and Murder
balfies's review against another edition
3.0
The first few chapters hewed a bit too close to true crime for me (I am very squeamish and the Jonestown murders are deeply distressing), but it picked up a bit in the chapters in MLMs and SoulCycle.
I'd greatly enjoyed Montell's first book Wordslut, about linguistics from a feminist lens, and was really keen to read this. It has its moments, but overall this is the weaker book, I think.
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Cultural appropriation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Suicide
divine529's review
That said, tread lightly if you have triggers as this book deals with heavy and difficult topics at times.
I highly recommend this to everyone.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Murder, Racism, Confinement, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault