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philomath1983's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
fjcrow's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
angiebks's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault
jessmaealbe20's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming and Religious bigotry
Minor: Pregnancy
lots of trigger warnings but an important book to read in one's lifeleseratte69's review against another edition
4.0
This book is one of its kind as a literary autobiography. As it’s a coming of age story, the chapters seem more like short stories. I found myself getting lost in the detail and so found it harder to be absorbed in the story.
Quotes I found wonderful were:
‘One girl, whose name and face have melted into the years’
‘He was forever dropping slangy terms into his sentences like dumplings in a pot’
‘Bailey was the greatest person in the world. And the fact that he was my brother, my only brother, and I had no sisters to share him with, was such a good fortune that it made me want to live a Christian life just to show God that I was grateful.’
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abandonment
c1nsz's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
bfab18's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault
betag1013's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
solid_circle's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Pregnancy
katherine_ffrench's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence