Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher

7 reviews

sadiebugreads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

3 stars does NOT mean it wasn’t a good book!! I really wanted to know what Carrie Fisher was gonna talk about next, I just didn’t enjoy it as some other books! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, and Colonisation

bridgeman98's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse

sophia_e8's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse

lucycschagen's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity

apoppyinthewind's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

It's a short read but I enjoyed it, the chapters read like mini-essays on moments of Fisher's life delving into her experiences with celebrity, substance abuse, mental health and the overall effect all of those things have had on her family. Which Fisher tells with a combination of love & compassion for those involved along with her unique humour about how incredibly ridiculous and fucked up it all is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Grief

jodielk93's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent