Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

14 reviews

carolinebella's review

dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Misogyny

jessiiiru's review

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Difficult to read, but so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Incest, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

seullywillikers's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I didn't know how badly I needed to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Self harm, and Child abuse

hannah_bookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, and Infidelity

orlagal's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

franklybookish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Minor: Biphobia, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

laurynkelly's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

elenamarmiroli's review

challenging dark emotional reflective

3.25

mi aspettavo decisamente di più da questa lettura, che per quanto non sia risultata cattiva, non è riuscita però ad approfondire abbastanza l'argomento della rape culture per risultare pienamente soddisfacente.

Questo libro è più un insieme di bravi racconti autobiografici scritti da persone che sono state vittime di violenza carnale in diversi momenti della loro vite e che hanno subito gli effetti della cultura dello stupro che ci circonda in maniera diversa. 
Essendo scritti da diverse persone e non adeguatamente editata, l'opera non risulta coesa, cosa che influisce negativamente anche sul messaggio generale del libro.

Sono fortunatamente presente anche qualche storie che approfondiscono maggiormente, anche se probabilmente senza un vero desiderio di fare ciò alla base, il tema in questione. In particolare, sotto questo punto di vista, ho apprezzato la storia dell'avvocatessa. 

In generale direi che l'opera aveva la potenzialità di essere un approfondimento necessario e interessante su un tema attuale, ma purtroppo la struttura della stessa non ha permesso ad essa di entrare nel vero nocciolo della questione.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm

lou_o_donnell's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sam_bruner's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Absolutly profound. I was apprehensive at first due to my SA in the past but through the pieces I found validation and tiny snippets of hope. I loved this book. I will definitely reread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, and Homophobia