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leweylibrary's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Am I a jerk for giving a memoir about really hard shit less than five stars? Maybe, but it's mostly because I wanted more, does that help? I wanted the author to go in more detail in some of the more recent years of her life and not stick so much to the "I made it out of the hood and turned my life around" storyline I'm sure the publisher wanted to push.
All that aside, this book was WILD. It's one of those books that my privileged ass reads and just cannot fathom that someone actually has a life like this. Every minute in the first 75% or so was one insane thing after another. I can't say I've read many books from that POV, so I am really glad that I did read it, and I can't say I'll easily forget it either.
All that aside, this book was WILD. It's one of those books that my privileged ass reads and just cannot fathom that someone actually has a life like this. Every minute in the first 75% or so was one insane thing after another. I can't say I've read many books from that POV, so I am really glad that I did read it, and I can't say I'll easily forget it either.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Police brutality and Abandonment
Minor: Abortion
kaitlyndeluise's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Abortion, and Death of parent
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