moxiemin's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Child abuse
Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, and Incest
pinkpotayto's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
This book is so important and special. Lauren is an amazing writer, with such a genuinely honest voice telling her story. it's not sugar coated and it's not dressed up either. and that's the insane part because the stories she tells are so fucked up and real. We all know that this country isn't to be trusted much less the people running it, but hearing something like this first hand is really enlightening.
Most of us are just trying to find our own unique (possibly fucked up) ways to survive. That's what her essays have shown me. As a queer woman also struggling to survive, Id like to thank Lauren for sharing her story. All we want to be is heard, and understood, and I believe by sharing something so personal with the world, that might be what she wished for as well.
(I added content warnings, but like, it's someone's life and I don't really think it can be categorized into boxes but I added the ones I think could be genuinely triggering. Just keep an open mind)
Most of us are just trying to find our own unique (possibly fucked up) ways to survive. That's what her essays have shown me. As a queer woman also struggling to survive, Id like to thank Lauren for sharing her story. All we want to be is heard, and understood, and I believe by sharing something so personal with the world, that might be what she wished for as well.
(I added content warnings, but like, it's someone's life and I don't really think it can be categorized into boxes but I added the ones I think could be genuinely triggering. Just keep an open mind)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual content
kelsie4's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
2.75
I typically like books about hardships. For some reason the tone felt off. Despite the way she handles not getting a perfect review and really any criticism aside, I thought this book was fine. It’s an interesting perspective to read from as I’m sure most people might not have any experiences like these given the time all of this was happening. Learning how tough it really was for the LGBTQIA’s+ community breaks my heart and I’m proud of the somewhat progress we’ve made (though in this time that could all be reversed). I thought the stories were interesting but just came off with a tone of just straight up complaining and totally against having an optimistic out look in life. Book feels like a total bummer the entire timeline.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
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