Reviews tagging 'Death'

Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

14 reviews

fkshg8465's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I had some big actual LOL moments. Loved her in Ghostbusters and on The Daily Show. I generally don’t have the patience for SNL, but I’m sure she was awesome. I love her story and love how she loves herself and the people she encounters. The book was silly and inspiring and sad and hopeful. I would love to be more like her myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Racism, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

javafenn's review against another edition

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

4.0

I love hearing stories from SNL alum about their lives and what makes them funny. This book is made extra wonderful by the fact that Leslie Jones adds hours upon hours or backstory to her stories and Chris Rock reads the intro (and even interrupts to correct the author). Leslie’s story is equal parts funny and equal parts a lesson. She doesn’t shy away from what makes her a star and she’s unapologetic for who she is and where she came from. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexism, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Body shaming, Abortion, Grief, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Slavery, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

sdockray's review

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Abortion, Terminal illness, and Misogyny

jessthanthree's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Excrement, Toxic relationship, Racism, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Drug use

Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic