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Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness

2 reviews

tieflingmom's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Cancer, Rape, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Addiction, Homophobia, Death, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Animal death, Biphobia, Dementia, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Self harm

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

3.25

For better or worse, this book is exactly in JVN's voice, which has a different quality read than heard. Full of references to the media he consumed, Over the Top truly allows you into Van Ness' head, to parts inspiring and to parts that feel like inside jokes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Rape