antitypically's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Violence, Animal death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Murder, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Chronic illness
Minor: Addiction
notthatcosta's review against another edition
4.25
My knowledge of American history has many gaps, so the additional context offered by this book around the North/South divide was very insightful.
Despite it being very slow-paced and dense, I found myself getting much more into the book as it progressed, particularly from his late teens onwards. My main complaint would be that a lot of time was spent on his childhood, and while those formative experiences were very important and defining for him, I found it excruciating read about him getting accused of acting a certain way and beaten, and then repeat by several adults.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Abandonment, and Animal death
srm's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Bullying and Violence
Minor: Antisemitism, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Slavery