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sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Vomit, and Stalking
badbadwolf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Terminal illness
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol
_alias_ali's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Car accident, and Classism
shamelesslyash's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Alcohol
paniquemecanique's review against another edition
4.0
It was a really good memoir, focused on a very specific period of time, telling stories in a factual way while still being heart wrenching. I guess we could reproach her to write in a way that is not full of emotions, but considering it is her real life and it would be to go through so much pain again, it is understandable. Also the events are so tragic that even without a sappy writing style, you will be completely upset.
I am again putting people on pedestals and won't do it here, but i still felt very very inspired by her dedication and how much of a calling this was for her. My favorite chapter is the number 14, where she describes her first experience at a drag show. You could feel her falling I love without meaning to, and I could feel it from where I was. It was magical and horrendous at the same time to feel so close to the gay community at the time.
So, it is a must read, but always to read with a bit of a step back remembering the perspective of the person and the political aspects. But I would definitely always recommend it to anyone.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying
xashleyxvix's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Dementia
julesandjude's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Cancer and Grief
Minor: Bullying and Death of parent
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
4.5
The only issue I have with this book is the way the chapters are setup. Often there would be a complete scene change that would confuse me for a few sentences before I realized what was going on. Sometimes it just didn't feel like we were done talking with one person before a different situation was being talked about.
I 100% believe everyone needs to read this book. It will open your eyes to some of the horrors of life, but also it's love, compassion, and determination.
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Drug abuse, Blood, and Car accident
the_literarylinguist's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, and Car accident