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notthatcosta's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.75
It sounds incredibly pedantic and shallow to harp on how the book is written in Lees' accent (at least as it was in the years in focus), but it really did dampen by enjoyment of the book. I appreciate a big swing, and the concept of writing a first-person narrative via your younger self made the book incredibly touching at points, but it also made it drag.
Saying that, the ending was incredibly powerful and did manage to choke me up. Paris Lees' story is a great one and one that ought to be told, but my basic self would have preferred it to be written differently.
If you - unlike me - are able to get over yourself, you'll probably enjoy it a lot.
Saying that, the ending was incredibly powerful and did manage to choke me up. Paris Lees' story is a great one and one that ought to be told, but my basic self would have preferred it to be written differently.
If you - unlike me - are able to get over yourself, you'll probably enjoy it a lot.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Addiction, Bullying, Dysphoria, Excrement, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Cancer, Cursing, Sexual violence, Deadnaming, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
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