Reviews tagging 'Blood'

What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence by Michele Filgate

3 reviews

caribbeangirlreading's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

Some of the essays were hard to read. Some were heart warming. A few were mediocre. Overall, though I found this to be a very cathartic read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Blood, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

dtierra's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Bullying, Cancer, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, and Emotional abuse

vlntnmz's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, and Homophobia