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Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

10 reviews

hyperpension's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Colonisation, Transphobia, Sexual content, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death, Misogyny, and Abandonment

djbobthegirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Addiction, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body shaming, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Outing, Physical abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Cancer, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Racism, Vomit, Excrement, and Infidelity

avasadored's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Blood, and Hate crime

Minor: Vomit and Classism

fuguefire's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A fantastic story, I can't wait to read more from Joshua Whitehead. Easily one of the best books I've read so far this year, Whitehead has an incredible aptitude for description and implication, a gift I feel lucky to find applied towards an indigenous genderqueer narrative. 
A note to fellow queer readers: this book made me feel uncomfortable in a way that only queer lit can. Some scenes felt like the characters were looking me in my eyes and speaking my name. I have rarely felt as much of a kinship with a book as I did with this one, and I'm honestly not sure if that's a good thing. 
Regardless, it makes for a good argument in favor of this book and Whitehead's ability as an author. I look forward to reading more from them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Vomit, Transphobia, Mental illness, Body shaming, and Racism

Minor: Bullying, Classism, Gore, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Dysphoria, Excrement, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

nkmustdie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Cultural appropriation, Transphobia, Vomit, Grief, Child abuse, Body shaming, Blood, Animal death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Dysphoria, Cursing, Classism, Racism, Bullying, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Colonisation, and Chronic illness

balth_the_chaotic_good's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Grief, Hate crime, Cultural appropriation, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Fatphobia, Vomit, Infidelity, Transphobia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

rini's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Pregnancy

liteartha's review

emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Vomit

zombiezami's review

adventurous dark emotional informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I’m glad this book exists, but it isn’t for me. I have a hard time with stories where teens are just constantly suffering, and that’s what this felt like to me. It was hard to get through. Still, I appreciate what the book taught me about Cree culture.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Chronic illness

Minor: Genocide and Kidnapping

maisierosereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-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

4.0

Jonny Appleseed was on my TBR for at least a year, but yesterday I ended up listening to the whole audiobook! I'm so glad that it was available on Scribd.

If you like reflective, character-driven, slice-of-life queer literary fiction? You will love this book. If you aren't sure if that sounds like your kind of book, you will probably still enjoy it.

Both the author and main character are Oji-Cree Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer individuals, and this book showcases the power in own voices writing. I loved that Joshua Whitehead narrated the audiobook and would wholeheartedly recommend listening to it if you are able.

Jonny Appleseed shows a week in the life of the main character, Jonny, as he prepares to go back to his family's reservation for his step-father's funeral. Rather than being told in a straight-forward chronological way, the narrative feels much more organic, interspersed with the memories he is reflecting on. There are stories from his childhood, his teen years, his life since leaving the reservation, his relationships, his family, his cybersex work, and more. It also explores many of the issues faced by Indigenous (especially Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer) people.

As well as revolving around queer and Two-Spirit Indigenous people, this book (very intentionally) centres Indigenous women too; the relationship between Jonny and his kookum was particularly beautiful, making his memories of her all the more moving.

I'll definitely be reading more of Joshua Whitehead's work when I get the opportunity!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Vomit