fynn_jls's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Violence and Sexual content
blueskygreentreesyellowsun's review against another edition
5.0
I was in a reading funk, where everything on my to-read list seemed awful and I couldn't get into anything, even old favorites. Everything felt tired and tiresome, I was completely on edge. This book saved me. It took my restlessness and frustration and diverted them into a story whose own energy is cranked to 1000. The book completely absorbed me, and when I finally surfaced at the end of it I felt lightened and once again in awe of the written word.
robin_f's review against another edition
5.0
I have just finished a masters class on the Great American Novel, where we read works such as Moby Dick, Underworld, and Beloved. I dearly wish I’d found this book before the class, and not after - because Darling Days is, in my eyes, a testimony to modern American living and growing up queer and poor. I’d seriously consider it a contender amongst these other works as a Great American Novel. And holy shit, the language is so gooooood! Easily one of my new favourites. The audiobook was a bit over ten hours, and yet I devoured it in a day.
nia_abeni's review against another edition
4.0
i really have no words... iO is an amazing writer and has done an amazing job documenting his life in all its facets.
taitaix's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0