eli99's review against another edition
4.0
Very insightful to something that was going at the same time as my youth that I didn't understand at the time.
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Outing, War, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Police brutality
booitsnathalie's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, War, Confinement, and Transphobia
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide attempt
rachbake's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Transphobia, War, Violence, Outing, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Islamophobia, and Homophobia
nibs's review against another edition
4.75
This book made me think. I knew the US military was cooked, but seeing the insideous and complicated ways this played out in Chelsea's life was something else. I really respected her writing - she was honest about her flaws and actions, including negative things. She's a real human and she'd explain the emotions behind these actions - not to gain sympathy but as a fact-based explanation on what lead to those actions.
She got to tell her own story, something she mentions throughout the book as being important to her.
Graphic: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Dysphoria, War, Outing, Homophobia, and Transphobia
mthedm's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Sexual assault
lowbrowhighart's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Transphobia, War, Confinement, Violence, Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Torture, Islamophobia, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, Racism, Child death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Outing, Police brutality, Sexism, and Misogyny
Minor: Medical content, Physical abuse, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting
rkork's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Alcoholism
maddb_96's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and War
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Racism, Suicide, Transphobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Police brutality
inamerata's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Racism, and War
Minor: Child abuse
magneto's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Dysphoria, and Transphobia
Moderate: War, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, and Deadnaming
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders