rbrano's review against another edition
5.0
Lots of trigger warnings should be listed, but I’ll just say that if you have any deep trauma, basically anything at all save perhaps personal experience with combat and war, you should proceed with caution. Personally I found it very healing to hear about a girl whose lives experience aligns so closely with mine as a child. It helped me to be angry and scared and helpless with her. It was deeply validating, especially to watch her stumble through adulthood after all of those years without the foundation that should have been built for her as a child.
This book was inspiring without being ham-fisted, tragic without being melodramatic, heartbreaking without being hopeless, and above all, an artistic expression of a woman who should have never made it to where she did but did anyway.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Child death, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Car accident, Grief, Incest, and Physical abuse
brooklynbcobb's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Incest, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence
edamamebean's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Outing, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Incest, Grief, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Car accident, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Abortion
djschnitzer's review against another edition
Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Suicide attempt