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jdianm's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Outing, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Car accident
lindseywoho's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
This book is like nothing else. I could not stop reading. Knocked me on my ass with a very specific time, place, memories. Hard and emotionally crushing and important.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry
tmessersmith89's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book delivers a heap of nostalgia for anyone who grew up in or around church youth groups in the early 2000s. This story of a teenage boy wrestling with his faith while trying to reconcile the screams of eternal damnation with the fact that he just really wants to see some boobs, is a humorous and irreverent at times (and very reverent at others) look at what it means to look beyond our indoctrination and toward a deeper understanding of ourselves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Death of parent