Reviews tagging 'Death'

Over the Top: My Story by Jonathan Van Ness

40 reviews

ddgwriter's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

rayreyes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Death

ophalen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

tieflingmom's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

sblisberg's review against another edition

Just not mentally in the right headspace to hear how dark his story goes. I’m so happy he is out and thriving and will finish one day. This story is worth listening to, just not after a family
Member dies

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

pacifickat's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I'm not sure I could have read a memoir about someone with more different life experiences to my own, but here's to a year of reading broadly! 

The audiobook absolutely made this book work for me as a reader. There were so many jokes and moments that relied on anticipating the correct voice intonation in order to completely land, and it was fun hearing JVN's humor come through in the audio narration. Plus, I would have hopelessly butchered all the Russian pseudonyms in my head.

Lots of trigger warnings could be applied to this book (childhood trauma, sexual content, drug use, self harm, bullying, etc.), but I have rarely heard more accurate or compelling descriptions of addictive behaviors and the self-destructive-yet-all-consuming mental state behind them than here. This felt like an extremely honest and open account of the author's most formative life experiences, and I can't help but admire that. 

I also really appreciated learning a bit about AIDS/HIV stigma, treatments, and current positive prognoses when caught early and managed carefully. This kind of information is truly a public service to get out there in the open.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

This captures Jonathan's voice so so well, it feels like we were just chatting at a coffee shop. I have been told time and time again, directly or indirectly, that I am too loud, I'm too much, I won't stop rambling on and on when I'm excited about something. It just feels so good to be reminded that I can find people who will love me for all that I am. Looking forward to getting my hands on his next book!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Grief

asummrox's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

officialdani's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

I love JVN and loved this book! I respect so much him sharing his past struggles with such a mass audience, owning all parts of himself, and celebrating his wins. As he mentions the goal of writing this book, I genuinely believe it will help so many young LGBTQ+ 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Grief

book_dragon_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Wow. I want to hug jvn.
I can't believe want this beautiful person had to go trough...

Please look at the tws!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Death of parent