Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps

8 reviews

bmpicc's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

Oh... my.... word.

I've been a Busy fan for as long as I can remember. Her honesty. Listen to this one. Hearing HER voice sharing HER stories is worth every second.

She calls out the douchebags and mansplaining while also giving kind human credit to those you might least expect. More than that, this is a memoir about moms and daughters, friendship, family, postpartum, mental health, and so much more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Moderate: Body shaming

poon's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

clpaige's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.25

This book provides lots of insight into navigating the entertainment industry — complete with the misogyny that bleeds throughout every audition and interaction. She is honest about who was a jerk, who mansplained everything, and who refused to have her back when she had theirs.

Chad Michael Murray is probably the only male actor mentioned in the book who has a somewhat of a redemption arc. 

 Busy Philipps is endearing as she narrates the audiobook. Her teenage years are particularly resonant.  This is a memoir a woman  finding her way and claiming her voice — especially when it was  hard or uncomfortable, and it’s always useful to have more empowering examples like this.  Worth the audiobook listen! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault and Abortion

lunapov's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

jadencove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Pregnancy

mari1532's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

I bought the paperback copy of this book after it was released but it has been sitting on my to-be-read pile ever since. So, one day when I found the audiobook available at my library I decided to give it a go and after listening to this entire book I am so mad at myself for not reading it sooner. Phillips does an excellent job recounting her life, even the darkest parts, with perspective, honesty, and humour. The way that she wrote the essays included in this book (and the way she read them) made this a book that reminded me why I love reading generally and memoirs specifically. The discussions of her relationships, her family, and the Hollywood gossip (it's her life so it's not gossip...maybe snippets?) made this book impossible to put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, and Abortion

ssdgm91's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

4.25

Not as funny as I thought it would be but I left it liking her even more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Abortion

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, and Drug use

canadabooks's review

funny informative lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.5

I fell in love with Busy Philipps while reading this. She is simply so engaging and real.    

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail