eicart_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Self harm, Misogyny, Sexism, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia
Minor: Excrement and Stalking
There are several descriptions of non-consensual sex where he felt unable to say no or felt like he had to/should go along with it.foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Torture, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
Minor: Alcohol
thriftstoreclown's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Rape, Self harm, Stalking, and Torture
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Deadnaming, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Excrement
Some of these subjects are kind of par for the course when contextualized with what we know about Elliot publicly already (as a public figure who came out as a lesbian in 2014 before eventually coming out as trans) such as lesbophobia, transphobia, religious bigotry, mentions of (potential) hate crimes. But Elliot’s story is also full of history not only around the Canadian landscape of his youth, but also of characters that he has played, and he does not shy away from sharing all of the gory details ofSpoiler
a local explosion that devastated Nova Scotia, or even the way that one of his film characters was murdered.Spoiler
sexually assaultedjamiejanae_6's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Dysphoria, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Stalking, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Excrement
av0universe's review against another edition
3.5
So, this book is my first non-fiction ever. It's was a wild ride and it was amazing, difficult to read but so full of emotion and lessons. As a non-binary young person, reading about Elliot's long journey to acceopt themselves reminded myself how lucky I am to be in a safe space to come out and how lucky I am to have figured it out so early in my life.
As I said, this book is difficult to read/listen. I felt so seen but so fucking enraged and sad at the same time, no one deserves to go through what Elliot went through on his childhood on top of the constant feeling of not belonging as the person other people suppose you are.
Please, check trigger warnings if you're inclined to read this, it touches some topics in depth.
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail
veelaughtland's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Excrement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Self harm
cghegan's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Outing, Stalking, Blood, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia
Minor: Bullying
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
morningsunwildflower's review against another edition
2.5
Make sure you read the TW if you need any, this book contains many of them.
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, and Vomit
eleasereads's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Transphobia, Medical content, Self harm, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship