Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks

10 reviews

badbadwolf's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Misogyny, Homophobia, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Alcohol, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Bullying, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

karac15's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Car accident, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt

lily_west's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

I devoured this book in a day, mostly so I could get all of the crying over with. The story is so sad and so necessary. Ruth Coker Burks writes in a way that is intriguing, enveloping, desperately sad, lighthearted when it's needed, and even funny. You get a sense of the real people behind her stories. The insight of a straight person into gay clubs and drag culture in the eighties and nineties is well done, too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Dementia, Death, Homophobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Drug use and Addiction

questingnotcoasting's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

This is a fascinating and heart-breaking memoir. It's written in a conversational way which is very readable and really pulled me into the narrative. There were a few moments which felt like they'd been heightened for dramatic effect, like Ruth having a perfect comeback before leaving a room. However generally I thought the writing style worked well and the inclusion of so many personal anecdotes helped give a real sense of the people she knew. The subject matter makes it a tough read at times but her sense of humour also comes through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death, Car accident, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

juliaseculture's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

I felt like Ruth was waiting for me to continue her life, i rushed as soon as i could to read it. I'm glad she shared her story. i shed some tears at the end, precious tears who fell close to home. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexism

ellianderjoy's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Drug use

katie_biggs7's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

maet's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

This book reads like you sat down with a friend for a catch up, but will break your heart over and over and over again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Death, and Chronic illness

Minor: Car accident

the_literarylinguist's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Infidelity, Racism, and Sexual assault

tjthetd23's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I cried at least once a chapter reading this book. The writing style is simple and informative; this isn’t prose, it’s a woman talking about her experiences and the people she loves. It’s deeply evocative. No matter how prepared you think you are to read about the AIDS crisis in the Deep South, you will find yourself infuriated by people’s cruelty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Grief, Chronic illness, and Addiction