Reviews tagging 'War'
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
28 reviews
wild_er_ness's review
4.75
‘I didn’t just understand the weight of my abuse logically. I felt it, like a blade through flesh, like a bone popping out of place. I felt it like a lover saying it’s not going to work: sharp, immediate, and terrifying. I actually felt, with searing clarity, the horror of what happened to me—maybe for the first time ever. I felt how tremendously sad it was that I was forced to make my parents feel loved at such a young age. I felt how courageous I must have been to endure that torture, day after day for so many years, by the people I trusted most in this world. I felt a sense of love and adoration for my childhood self that I’d never been able to summon before.’
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Chronic illness
Minor: War and Racism
martieliz's review
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, Racism, and Chronic illness
Minor: War and Suicidal thoughts
lucajgrainger's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
jiao_li's review against another edition
4.25
This is my first time reading about Complex PTSD; I didn't even know it existed until I read this book. Since it's about Complex PTSD, the first part of the book was understandably quite traumatizing, but it concluded beautifully. I'm glad that she didn't dwell too much on the story of what caused her trauma but instead focused on the healing process.
Stephanie Foo quit her job to embark on a journey of healing, and she literally tried everything! In this book, you'll find various types of therapy. Personally, I was intrigued by EMDR, and the concept of self-parenting was new to me as well. I appreciate that she emphasizes in her book that healing doesn't have to be expensive.
Overall, it was a really good read, and I would highly recommend it if you enjoy memoirs that focus on mental illness. If you're going through a similar experience, you might want to skip the first part and, of course, read the last part!
Graphic: Mental illness and Child abuse
Minor: War
vicjp's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Hate crime
clarabooksit's review against another edition
4.75
Foo narrates her journey toward self-discovery and well-being with incredible candor and immersive storytelling. Her writing feels effortless and inclusive: it’s not just her story but an invitation to the reader to join her on her journey.
I loved it. Highly, highly recommend. A favorite of the year, for sure.
Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Addiction, Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma
Minor: Death and War
4leisurely_reading4's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: War, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Bullying, Child abuse, and Violence
madeleinebay's review
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Colonisation, Confinement, Deportation, Genocide, Murder, Rape, and War
aishallnot's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide, Racism, and War
Minor: Self harm
axelstudies's review
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: War
Minor: Xenophobia