jouljet's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
radfordmanor's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Police brutality
megmoore123's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Drug use, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Bullying
rbacon's review against another edition
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Sexual harassment
epellicci's review against another edition
4.0
The book ends quite abruptly which I found slightly disappointing. It felt a little bit like by the end, Sissay had run out of steam, although you can hardly blame him given what reliving his youth must be like. An otherwise impressive but dark book.
Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Bullying, and Abandonment
Moderate: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
justcallmeeej's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, and Vomit