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Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'
My Friend Anna: The True Story of the Fake Heiress Who Conned Me and Half of New York City by Rachel DeLoache Williams
14 reviews
hannahdamigo's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Toxic friendship
annamay1021's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic friendship
readingwithmeredith's review
3.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cursing
aharper's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting
bookwookie's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship
forgottencupoftea's review against another edition
3.0
As the show ended up portraying Rachel in a not-so-positive light, I thought reading her own account of the whole situation would change things for me. Spoiler alert: it didn't (not really anyway). The structure of the book made little sense to me (and structure is important, especially in nonfiction). The writing isn't anything special. The author often tends to digress and it seems like she gets lost in her own account which makes the book much longer than it could be.
I also found it quite hard at times to empathise with Rachel as she appears to be quite privileged and to navigate life with ease (college, study abroad, internships and Vanity Fair). All of those aren't bad things, good for her even, but there is a lack of self-awareness on her part throughout much of the narration.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction and Bullying
cammiem8's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
runrina11's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcoholism and Self harm
chronicallyplotting's review against another edition
2.0
This book ended up feeling like it was rushed and is a cover up to try to make her involvement look less than it was. When she willingly paid for parts of the trip, volunteering her cards and going on a trip like that should come with some liability of cost. I definitely feel like this book was the authors attempt to smooth out her image. >
Minor: Addiction, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
uhhlexiconic's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship