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Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness
2 reviews
officialdani's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
I love JVN and loved this book! I respect so much him sharing his past struggles with such a mass audience, owning all parts of himself, and celebrating his wins. As he mentions the goal of writing this book, I genuinely believe it will help so many young LGBTQ+
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Self harm, Addiction, and Cancer
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Drug use, and Death
Minor: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Grief
_inge's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
3.0
This feels very authentic. It’s clearly written by Jonathan, so that does mean it’s not structured as nicely or does anything special, but you can tell so much thought and effort has been put into it. Jonathan explains issues within the LGBTQ+ community because JVN feels they’re important to share, not because the publishers wanted to put them in. I’d especially recommend the audiobook, I really can’t imagine this coming across as well on paper.
This audiobook was genuinely a hopeful one. We all mess up in life, we might not immediately achieve our goals, but if you stay true to who you are despite what others might say or do, you’ll get there in the end.
This audiobook was genuinely a hopeful one. We all mess up in life, we might not immediately achieve our goals, but if you stay true to who you are despite what others might say or do, you’ll get there in the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Grief, Death, and Addiction
Moderate: Pedophilia, Self harm, Body shaming, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Vomit
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