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cozy_academic's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
amoremeg's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Pedophilia
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Infidelity
_inge's review against another edition
3.0
This audiobook was genuinely a hopeful one. We all mess up in life, we might not immediately achieve our goals, but if you stay true to who you are despite what others might say or do, you’ll get there in the end.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Pedophilia, Self harm, Vomit, and Kidnapping
smc15's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pedophilia
leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition
5.0
This book was like chatting with an old friend. Listening to the audio told by JVN himself is absolutely the way I'd recommend reading this book, if that appeals to you. I was totally engrossed in the author's story, from childhood Jack all the way to adult Jonathan, and eventually the well-known JVN. The book was kind of a mix of his life story (the highs and the many lows), reflection, and self-help/advocacy, all of which were beautifully woven together into this one work.
Every bit of this book highlighted Jonathan, from beginning to end. The language and phrasing; the matter-of-factness and telling it how it is; the sheer beauty that is this gorgeous human being. I laughed and cried my way through this book, and I VERY rarely cry at books. Van Ness' book is one I will not soon forget.
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Dementia
**More TW/CW: sexual abuse, sex with a child, divorce, body image issues, gay slurs, masturbation, prostitutionmelshoo's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
sheryl_macca's review against another edition
3.0
Over The Top is, like most celebrity memoirs, not the most well written and very chatty in style but the depth of insight we are given more than makes up for it.
There are sections of the book which are really dark and challenging but JVN goes there without any drama and without their guard up. They are honest, frank and unapologetic. There are lessons to learn and ways to grow from these experiences, JVN doesn't dwell or ask for sympathy. They are simply sharing for the benefit of anyone who needs to hear it and that's a beautiful thing.
The thing I will take away from Over The Top?
We are all made up of many and different parts and we have to accept all of them to be able to love ourselves or another person. Oh and anything can be turned into a figure skating metaphor!
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Dementia
caitlinsbooks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Medical content
sionnac's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Bullying and Cancer