Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Fame: Storia del mio corpo, by Roxane Gay

5 reviews

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Vomit, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Addiction, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Injury/injury detail

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

alexandratheroux's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I don't read a lot of memoirs but I love Roxane Gay and also struggle with body image so I knew I needed to read this one.
Roxane's combination of self awareness, vulnerability, and social critique is essential reading for anyone who struggles with body image. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism

livpasquarelli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Ableism

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction and Biphobia

nicolaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Rape