Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

11 reviews

traa's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, Cursing, Outing, Drug use, and Racism

Minor: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Police brutality

annikamanika's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

2.75

I make it a practice to read banned books. This book is necessary in the space, but clearly was not written for me. I rated it poorly, not because of the content, but because it was so poorly written and the narration made it worse. Honestly, I felt like I was listening to a 5th grade book report. I feel like it was important to finish it, however, to hear this story from a first hand experience. The author provides trigger warnings at the start so you know what you’re getting into. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer

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

achay91's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Bullying, Racial slurs, and Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Cancer, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Dysphoria and Outing

kayladaila's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Grief, Sexual content, and Incest

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Bullying, Racial slurs, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Outing and Transphobia

grboph's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

This was quite the book. George M. Johnson is an incredible person, and their story is a very important one for everyone to hear. The incredible thing about this story is that while most memoirs are about someone with a very unique or unusual story, Johnson's is very commonplace, it just has hardly ever been told before. On top of its importance to society, the book is also full of stories about Johnson's life that are heartwarming, sad, and everything in between. I'm so glad I got to experience this book, and I would recommend it to absolutely anyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Incest

Moderate: Chronic illness, Alcohol, Drug use, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Medical content, Cancer, Outing, and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction and Injury/Injury detail

nassy's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this book and so thankful to have literature such as this to help support me as a 30 something black queer woman. This is a definite recommendation to all in and outside of the community. I cried, laughed, learned and so much more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Transphobia, Cancer, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual content

lacey_wi's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Incest, Police brutality, Racism, Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Dysphoria, Grief, Homophobia, Outing, Sexual content, Slavery, Racial slurs, and Rape

Minor: Deadnaming, Colonisation, and Transphobia

deadeye's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Grief, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Hate crime, Incest, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Dysphoria

Minor: Police brutality, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Outing, Alcohol, Drug use, and Medical content

katsbooks's review

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

4.5

"We are not as different as you think, and all our stories matter and deserve to be celebrated and told."

"Navigating in a space that questions your humanity isn't really living at all. It's existing. We all deserve more than just the ability to exist."

"American history is truly the greatest fable ever written."

"Knowledge is your sharpest weapon in a world that is hell-bent on telling you stories that are simply not true."

I always feel weird rating memoirs so take my star rating with a grain of salt. The strangeness lies in giving a star rating to someone's life. Like, how can I do that? So my rating is mostly based on social content and writing style. 

I loved a lot of things about this book. I really like that it is written in a way that is accessible to teenagers. It is clear and concise in it's messaging while also being personal and impactful. It also doesn't shy away from tough topics. The author often addresses the sentiment that he wants this book to serve as an example of queer, Black human existing and thriving as a full human with a lifetime of positive and negative experiences. I especially appreciated the chapters on his school experiences. As an educator, it's always good to hear students have experienced the school system. 

My only major critique is that tone of the writing felt... immature? I'm not sure if that's the verbiage I want to use but I got the feeling sometimes that I was reading an essay from one of my high school students. That being said, though, it's meant for high school students so I can definitely understand if that was done on purpose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Outing, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death, and Transphobia