Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks

11 reviews

sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

karac15's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cancer, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lily_west's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

I devoured this book in a day, mostly so I could get all of the crying over with. The story is so sad and so necessary. Ruth Coker Burks writes in a way that is intriguing, enveloping, desperately sad, lighthearted when it's needed, and even funny. You get a sense of the real people behind her stories. The insight of a straight person into gay clubs and drag culture in the eighties and nineties is well done, too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Addiction and Drug use

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

This is a fascinating and heart-breaking memoir. It's written in a conversational way which is very readable and really pulled me into the narrative. There were a few moments which felt like they'd been heightened for dramatic effect, like Ruth having a perfect comeback before leaving a room. However generally I thought the writing style worked well and the inclusion of so many personal anecdotes helped give a real sense of the people she knew. The subject matter makes it a tough read at times but her sense of humour also comes through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

juliaseculture's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

I felt like Ruth was waiting for me to continue her life, i rushed as soon as i could to read it. I'm glad she shared her story. i shed some tears at the end, precious tears who fell close to home. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexism

ellianderjoy's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Sexism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use

katie_biggs7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

maet's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

This book reads like you sat down with a friend for a catch up, but will break your heart over and over and over again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Car accident

the_literarylinguist's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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