Reviews tagging 'Rape'
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
6 reviews
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
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
antistic's review
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Rape
zombiezami's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment, Self harm, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Violence, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Death, Alcohol, Rape, Addiction, Police brutality, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Hate crime, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Kidnapping, Child death, War, Excrement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, and Cancer
bi_n_large's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Racism, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Rape and Death
caseythereader's review
5.0
- WHAT MY BONES KNOW is a masterpiece of a memoir. Blending Foo's personal story with the research she did to learn more about her own condition, the book sheds light on the little known and understood diagnosis of C-PTSD.
- Given that C-PTSD happens when there is extended, repeated trauma, this book also gets into generational trauma and the history of Foo's family and their traumas, which I think a lot of people will relate to, even if you're not of the Asian diaspora.
- I feel like I don't even know what to say about this book. It's so good. Please read it, and also go listen to @thestackspod episode with the author.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Gaslighting, War, Alcohol, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Rape