Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

20 reviews

niklit's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This is unlike any other memoir I've ever listened to. There are so many ad libs and so much sincerity. She goes on tangents and cracks herself up and chokes herself up being vulnerable. It's not just her triumphs, but her mistakes, and even some really kind of dark confessions behind which  you can tell there's a lot of shame and remorse. I loved this, and it's likely a totally different experience from reading in print. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug abuse

readingwithgoose's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Everyone who was ever mean to Leslie Jones kay why ess challenge x

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content, Drug use, Abortion, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug abuse, and Bullying

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

amandalorianxo's review

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Listening to this via audio was a treat. Leslie expands a lot more on her thoughts and experiences & she isn’t afraid to hold back. She is passionate and vocal about what she cares about. She laughs, audibly cries and vents about her life experiences. A force to be reckoned with and I’m glad this memoir exists. There are some SNL tidbits / tea for those of you that were curious about her time on the show

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual assault and Racial slurs

mbrasseur19's review

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.5

Definitely listen to the audio version!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Sexual assault

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

john green had recommended this book but i thought it was only okay However he was recommending the book and I listened tot eh audiobook.

The audiobook is read by Leslie which is fun but she excessively adds little tangent stories which makes the whole book a bit messy. Her life as difficult and interesting but the book was not as funny as I’d expected and more full of life struggles, rants, and motivational speeches. There was also not as much SNL as I thought there’d be which I realize her career is more than just SNL but that’s why I was interested ngl

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Racism

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

karenmsecrest's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

5.0

Get. The. Audiobook!!!
Leslie Jones in her own words and voice is funny and poignant and ridiculous and all of the things. The audiobook is 16 hours long, because Leslie literally goes off book and her storytelling is just as off the wall as you’d expect. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal cruelty and War