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dielesemotte's review against another edition
3.75
There was a chapter towards the end that talks a lot about sex and the amount of harm caused, because most of us don't get taught about sex outside of heterosexuality, that I thought was really interesting.
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Medical content
pizzaisjesus98's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, and Cultural appropriation
laurensgaylife's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief
Minor: Deadnaming, Drug use, Medical content, and Alcohol
callidoralblack's review against another edition
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
havennnofjoyy's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, and Medical trauma
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
3.0
despite being for younger readers, the memoir deals w/ some heavy themes and subject matter - albeit realistic and necessary ones - and it's unsurprising why many scared and prejudiced adults are averse to the book and have been trying to ban it.
while there are certain impactful and memorable lines thruout, i find the writing juvenile at times, perhaps bc of its younger target audience. the overall book also seems a lil scattered, not as cohesive as it could be, and the ending too abrupt imo. nevertheless johnson's memoir is an important one that sheds light on the plight of a group of marginalized voices.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and Medical content
Minor: Death and Transphobia
jessspeake's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Blood
dannothedino's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Transphobia, Medical content, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Slavery, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Child death
amazelan's review against another edition
3.5
mais ça c'est que la forme, parce que le fond est vraiment bien, il est important. on a besoin d'autobiographies de personnes LGBT+, de personnes LGBT+ racisé.es, on a besoin d'entendre les histoires des personnes qui nous ont précédées.
et je pense -j'espère- que c'est un de ses livres qui aidera les + jeunes d'entre nous à se sentir vu.es et moins seul.es.
il est rempli d'emotions, mais surtout d'espoir, et l'espoir est si important dans la communauté LGBT+.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery, Police brutality, and Murder