A review by omissacat
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love, by Jonathan Van Ness
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
JVN does a wonderful job of portraying his life in an upbeat tone, even when dealing with difficult topics.
Only dropped the rating by one star because his writing imitates that of a straight white cis man writing a teen girl in the early 2010s and it got on my tits a bit
Only dropped the rating by one star because his writing imitates that of a straight white cis man writing a teen girl in the early 2010s and it got on my tits a bit
Graphic: Death, Grief, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Mental illness