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mrsmishler's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Pedophilia, Sexism, Child abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Violence, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Transphobia
bookbaenia's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Drug abuse
vagrantheather's review against another edition
4.5
I grew up in poverty but this is a whole different level of challenging. And somehow I feel that Joseph Earl Thomas would say the same - that yeah he had it bad, but others had it worse. Abuse is like that; you normalize it to survive, you justify that others are in worse places, you feel grateful for the little liberties you have. And that feels important to me. Thomas never had to say as much for me to feel like the point was well made. So I'd say this book is deft, competent, sophisticated. Important.
I have confusing feelings about the rampant abuse portrayed and would give a strong content warning to anyone with subjects they can't tolerate. All closet skeletons are on display.
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Cursing, Excrement, Body horror, Sexual content, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Incest, Homophobia, Animal death, and Gaslighting
alite428's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Addiction, and Homophobia
Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship