jessy_03's review
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Racism, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, and Physical abuse
tklassy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
I don't have too much to say about this book but that it touched me deeply. Many of Gay's experiences are closely aligned to things I have had to go through in my own life, which at time made for really tough reading. I cried along the way, but also found myself laughing - Gay's narration was charismatic, touching, simple but laden with so man layers of meaning. The ambiguity of some of her thoughts, and how she wrote, was realistically complicated and spoke to my own experiences beyond words.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
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