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antitypically's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction
soupsswagreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Hate crime
cookie_khumalo's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Misogyny and Violence
bibliophilebrynn's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Addiction, Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and War
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: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
tuskany1066's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
jones_jazzy's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Animal death
peachmoni's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Racial slurs