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Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel M. Lavery
2 reviews
rhi_books's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Often fairly incoherent, but with frequent brilliance despite this. I oddly get the impression that the parts I found incoherent would be found brilliant by others and vice versa. When I could work my way through the layers the humour and understanding was wonderful. I shall be returning to this book again to try and winkle out more of it's gems.
I read the audiobook, and though Lavery has an excellent voice, I think the audiobook probably suffers from the lack of page architecture, containing multiple conversations in the format:
A: says something
B: says something else
Without character voices these quickly become tedious and hard to follow.
I read the audiobook, and though Lavery has an excellent voice, I think the audiobook probably suffers from the lack of page architecture, containing multiple conversations in the format:
A: says something
B: says something else
Without character voices these quickly become tedious and hard to follow.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Transphobia
Minor: Medical content
lily1304's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
A few sections of this book were honestly so incomprehensible to me that I skipped them, particularly when they drew heavily from books I haven't read. But most of it is funny, thoughtful, and poignant - and as a Bible nerd, I loved the use of biblical exegesis throughout.
Content Warnings
Minor: Medical content
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