Reviews tagging 'Suicide'
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence by Michele Filgate
2 reviews
cady_sass's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This is a heavy read. As with any anthology or collection of essays with multiple authors, some things are going to resonate and others are not. I think there is genuinely something for everyone here, whether your relationship with your mother is good or great or toxic or non-existent. A lot of tough topics are handled very eloquently and it may be tough to get through at times but it’s a worthy read. I’d recommend this to most people, I think you’ll find something that sticks with you for a long time to come. I know I did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Cursing, Ableism, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Sexism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
shoohoob's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I really liked this. It made me reflect on my own relationship with my mom, and how to be okay with where it is. The last essay in particular really hit home for me. I would love to see another volume of this with a few younger authors (more millennial or gen-z) because I sometimes found it hard to relate to the older authors. Overall, great read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
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