Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney

21 reviews

fabell6's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I wish I had something like this to read when I was a teen. It handled the topics of religion, sex, friendship, family, romance, race—so many things—in such a respectful and honest way while still being funny, entertaining, relatable, and believably from a teen perspective. It felt affirming to read, as if I could have a sense of closure and healing for my childhood wounds through Monique’s coming of age story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Abortion

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Medical content

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism, Racism, and Alcohol

lmcarr0314's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book, One because it showed a lot of what some people go through in the heart of the south especially in bible country. Inadequate sex-ed leads to a whole different problem in itself. This book tackles a lot of different topics, and I believe it has done it well. 

This book was thoughtfully laid out and made the experience of reading it a lot less hard, but also super insightful into what felt like a similar teenage mind to many.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcohol

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

sarajuni's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Religious bigotry

sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This was such a surprise. It did not go in the direction I thought it would at all, but it was excellent. 

It was fun, educational, funny and emotional all at once and I really enjoyed my time with this book. I loved the exploration of sexuality and vaginismus aimed towards high schoolers, particularly those ingrained in church life, and I think this will be an important book for a lot of teenagers.

I loved Monique, and this was really a story of her coming of age and exploration of self, as opposed to the romance that I expected, though there is a bit of a romance plot in here too. I really liked that the romance wasn't the main focus in the book and we got a lot about Monique and her journey.

A wonderful story that I would recommend for a lot of people to read, particularly teenagers but not only teenagers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Death of parent

alexandrafuller's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

auteaandtales's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

alyrayj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

While this book did feel a little bit too happily ever after for my tastes, it was one of the first times in a long long time that I have felt so seen and represented by a book. Vaginismus is so taboo to talk about and it is so important to talk about it. The author did an excellent job representing that experience, although it went kind of quick and, as I said, felt a little too happily ever after. But the religious side of that disorder is so very real and damaging. This is an important read for anyone within organized religion or purity culture. It does not shame the religion itself but provides the reader a framework for rethinking sex ed within that religious context. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

haley49's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I love Mo and her story. I related to a lot of aspects of her journey with self worth,  fear of $€><, and an obligatory need to “be good”. I don’t say this often but this would make a good movie; particularly a coming of age movie. All the characters were fun with a sense of depth. 
However, the adult characters of this story have messy characterization at best. They realize their mistakes way too quickly and are forgiven even faster. Monique shouldn’t be thanking her lucky stars for parents who take her to the doctor when she needs it. That is a necessity of parenting:/ I wish there was a better arc for her parents because the lack of deserved character development partially ruined my enjoyment 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, and Outing