pearlisarobot's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Hate crime, Abandonment, Bullying, Stalking, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use
Minor: Pedophilia
lqne's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Stalking
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Body shaming
Minor: Deadnaming, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
dehood's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
e11en's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, Stalking, Transphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, and Pedophilia
cabbagecakes's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
Moderate: Eating disorder
chromiumboron's review
5.0
Spoiler
Towards the end, he wrote about how he is unsure if he ever truly experienced love because although he feels like he has, how can that be true when he hasn't been him until now? I had to take a beat with this. I have been reflecting a lot on unconditional love and what that looks like as a queer person who is related to a lot of homophobic people. Can it truly exist? My queer journey is different than Elliot's, but the sentiment is relatable all the same. Later on that same page, he talks about possibilities and how that is perhaps a main thing we're missing in a world lacking representation. For many queer people, it's simply not an option to be queer. It's not a possibility that enters our brain. I found this deeply relatable, as well, not having recognized my own queerness until later in my twenties.Lastly, I appreciated the way in which Elliot wrote about his father and the emotional neglect he experienced and how it affected their relationship and his growth as a person. I think it's common for people to experience "milder" forms of abuse and to not recognize it as such simply because it's not as severe as we might picture when someone says the word abuse. I use the term mild cautiously, as abuse is abuse and doesn't feel mild. I appreciated the honesty with which Elliot talked about their experience because I think that many of us will recognize some of our own experience in his. By recognizing the emotional neglect as abuse, Elliot is creating space for others who look up to him and read this book to do the same. As someone who has been grappling with toxic family dynamics a lot lately, this space was really appreciated and needed.</spoilers/>
Graphic: Dysphoria, Transphobia, Stalking, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Homophobia
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Adult/minor relationship
amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Deadnaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Outing, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
mkilgallon's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
michelle_my_belle's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Vomit, Dysphoria, Medical content, Sexism, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts
nglidk's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Homophobia, and Pedophilia