Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay

15 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

rebeccaquinton's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexism, Trafficking, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

isaarusilor's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Violence

colourbandit's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Not That Bad was a really, really powerful read, discussing the many stories from a hugely diverse group of women and their experiences with rape culture, sexual violence, and harassment. It saddened and disappointed me every time I picked it up to read another section, about just how horrific our culture can be and the experiences of too many women within that. 

There were some elements of hope, with changes in attitudes having gone through these experiences, understanding that we need to alter how we raise our children and react to rape culture. However, it is seemingly so ingrained in society that we have a huge way to go still. 

The stories were amazingly written, emotional, and incredibly powerful, with such variety. It’s such an important read, although it comes with quite a large trigger warning for anything relating to any of the topics mentioned above. If you feel able to, you just HAVE to read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

mollyb13's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Rape, and Toxic relationship

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

kalbalde's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship

tinana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship