nevial's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Outing, War, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Violence
mamacroonie's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse and Homophobia
Minor: Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Rape
eli99's review against another edition
4.0
Very insightful to something that was going at the same time as my youth that I didn't understand at the time.
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Outing, War, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Police brutality
cxfvsion's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Dysphoria, Mental illness, and War
booitsnathalie's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, War, Confinement, and Transphobia
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide attempt
siriface's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Racism, War, and Homophobia
rachbake's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Transphobia, War, Violence, Outing, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Islamophobia, and Homophobia
nibs's review against another edition
4.75
This book made me think. I knew the US military was cooked, but seeing the insideous and complicated ways this played out in Chelsea's life was something else. I really respected her writing - she was honest about her flaws and actions, including negative things. She's a real human and she'd explain the emotions behind these actions - not to gain sympathy but as a fact-based explanation on what lead to those actions.
She got to tell her own story, something she mentions throughout the book as being important to her.
Graphic: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Dysphoria, War, Outing, Homophobia, and Transphobia
cimmalex's review against another edition
2.25
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Mental illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Self harm
lowbrowhighart's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Transphobia, War, Confinement, Violence, Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Torture, Islamophobia, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, Racism, Child death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Outing, Police brutality, Sexism, and Misogyny
Minor: Medical content, Physical abuse, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting