Reviews tagging 'Outing'

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

99 reviews

glen3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Racism, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Outing

bumblebee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, and Outing

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I Was Born for This is a story of friendship, platonic love, believing in yourself, and making your life what you want it to be.  It centers on Jimmy—a trans boy band member—and Angel—one of his biggest fans.  Both narrators happen to be religious (Jimmy Christian and Angel Muslim), but I was pleasantly surprised to find that their religiosity was represented simply as a special part of each character’s way of thinking and was not at all preachy or uncomfortable.  Joan of Arc appears symbolically throughout the novel alongside a diverse cast of complex characters.  Buckle up for a wild ride full of tenderness and unexpected turns!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, and Stalking

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, Vomit, and Outing

math_scooter's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I was born for this af Alice Oseman er en bog jeg vil anbefale til alle fans af hvad som helst, og også alle andre faktisk. Jeg har hørt lydbogen to gange nu og den kan varmt anbefales, selvom bogen nok er lige så god i skriftlig form. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Rape, Transphobia, and Medical content

tuliptohru's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Outing

rowanerr's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Blood

Minor: Outing

this_is_lee's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book absolutely blew me away. It was nothing like what I expected, which was refreshing. I’ve never been horribly interested into fame/celebrity storylines but Alice crafted this so incredibly beautifully that I couldn’t not enjoy every minute. It has a slow start that snowballs into some breathtaking twists. 
I found this book to be so important because of the representation. Angel is a hijabi Muslim and Jimmy is not only a famous singer but is also a Transgender Christian. Reading through the perspective of these two characters came to be quite insightful. Everyone felt 3-dimensional and had real and relevant struggles. 
Overall, I learned a lot while reading this book in addition to enjoying the hell out of it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Grief

bobisthecoolest's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book is near perfect. Definitely a must read if you had/have an obsession with a (boy) band. This books talks about what happens when artists and fans meet and how fucked up fan culture can be sometimes. Will make you think 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Stalking, and Outing

Minor: Biphobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

emilycrowleyyy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood and Outing

nuvolets's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

reading this book felt so so special to me
it's hard to admit that i don't recall ever feeling so represented by a character as i feel with jimmy, of course not in such a tough way but it felt really close to my heart and i'll hold to this feeling for a bit longer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Transphobia and Outing