Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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

9 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

_alicereadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

JVN was always my favourite in Queer Eye. Their bubbly personality and their ability to make anyone feel seen and loved is incredible. I didn’t know much about their backstory before going into this book. 

The challenges and hurdles and experiences that they have faced throughout their life were sometimes hard to read. I am always amazed by the way people can come through trauma like that and be such a joyous and loving person, both to themselves and others. 

I do wish I had listened to this as an audiobook as I think I would have enjoyed it even more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction

Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Sexual content

emmehooks's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

A beautiful and honest memoir about JVN, largely before fame. Their journey through abuse, substance use, homophobia, and the continuing impacts of trauma was well written and narrated, didn’t shy away from the hard times, and was supplemented by things they learned from professionals. 

Jonathan’s personality and sense of humor is easy to love but I greatly appreciated the way they those to use their platform to also advocate for trauma care, recovery, destigmatizing HIV/AIDS, and learning to accept, love, and prioritize yourself even when it’s hard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Homophobia, Addiction, Grief, Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Bullying, and Terminal illness

Minor: Medical content and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

risten's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Rape, Terminal illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Cancer

melmar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Drug abuse

ashleighisreading's review

funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Addiction

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

melshoo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

rebeckareads's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Rape