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The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein
12 reviews
miggyfool's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
kiwichill's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Graphic descriptions of abuse. Rape, hoarders' housessorcha's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Police brutality, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Deadnaming, Drug use, Hate crime, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria
ninahuynh's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer
chelseylb1988's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
a_wild_wyatt's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Murder, and Pregnancy
rhi_'s review
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Deadnaming, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria
sammyd's review against another edition
3.5
This book wasn't what I was expecting, with it being more a biography of Sandra Pankhurst than a book about her work as a trauma cleaner. That being said Sandra has had a varied, traumatic, interesting and courageous journey which was fascinating to read about.
I really wanted to like this book and rate it higher but despite enjoying a good deal of it, the only reason I finished it is because I wanted to know how the story concluded in terms of Sandra's present life.
This could have been two distinct books, i would have preferred to read either a biography of Sandra Pankhurst or about her business as a trauma cleaners rather than the mash up it became.
Just to add to the mix, the author told her parts of her own story and seemed to worship Sandra which made me question the authenticity of the writing. Sandra acknowledged that she is an unreliable narrator and her story is fascinating still, but I think this shouldn't have been drawn to the forefront quite so much and instead the focus should have been on what she she did know. The author also seemed to be passing judgement throughout the whole book which felt out of place and unnecessary.
There was some very flowery writing and some bizarre metaphors, overall I think the writing style detracted from the tale being told and the two elements of biography/trauma cleaning should have been either more equally discussed or one omitted entirely.
Not for the faint-hearted, the trigger warnings are lengthy.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Murder, and Pregnancy
erica_reads_things's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Vomit
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
sakisreads's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment