Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

33 reviews

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

all boys aren't blue is def an important read, esp for bringing more awareness and visibility to queer ppl own their own terms, in their own voice, here thru the words of george m. johnson.

despite being for younger readers, the memoir deals w/ some heavy themes and subject matter - albeit realistic and necessary ones - and it's unsurprising why many scared and prejudiced adults are averse to the book and have been trying to ban it.

while there are certain impactful and memorable lines thruout, i find the writing juvenile at times, perhaps bc of its younger target audience. the overall book also seems a lil scattered, not as cohesive as it could be, and the ending too abrupt imo. nevertheless johnson's memoir is an important one that sheds light on the plight of a group of marginalized voices.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, and Child abuse

Minor: Death and Transphobia

emquartz15's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

A beautiful, intersectional story of teen and young adult life told by a beautiful soul. I listened to the audiobook on Libby which was fantastic. A queer must-read. Read banned books!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Violence

caprichosbooks's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

One of those books you might end by saying...why didn't I read this sooner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Grief, Deadnaming, and Racism

thebabybookworm's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

This was an incredible memoir. It was raw and vulnerable, bold and informative. This is a good book for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Classism, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Racism, Death, Bullying, Sexual content, Incest, Toxic relationship, Rape, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Emotional abuse

bessadams's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Outing, Racism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Rape

manytrees's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

jraley_writes's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, and Bullying

crweber25's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

This is an important story, and it's hard to assign a rating to that, however 
 I did feel like the deadnaming and misgendering of the authors cousin felt directly in opposition to the message the author was trying to get across. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Deadnaming, Violence, and Child abuse

kitanda's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Death, and Incest

parasolcrafter's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

i never really know what to say abt memoirs because theyre such a raw form of storytelling and i dont want it to sound like im criticizing someones life, but this book was so raw and painful in parts that all i can really say is thank you to author and i can only hope this book falls into others peoples hands as i can see it being something a lot of people will need 💖💖💖

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Grief, Sexual content, Racism, Rape, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Child abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Sexual assault, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Transphobia