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aliensmileyface's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Homophobia
Moderate: Pedophilia
annabunce's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
jonmayb's review against another edition
1.0
Nonetheless, soon after Alison comes out to her parents, she learns that her own father was also queer, but that he slept with young boys. Her father was a pedophile. He is hit by a truck and passes away soon after this is revealed to he. All of these particular details are first revealed early on in the story, and the rest of the story jumps around in recounting events Bechdel loosely correlates with them. Much of the story seems to be spent attempting to justify and rationalise her father's actions. Overall, this book was a pain in the ass to get through
Minor: Grief, Sexism, Pedophilia, and Suicide
teddylouise00's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Pedophilia and Death of parent
kaimetcalfe's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Biphobia, Bullying, and Drug use
Minor: Pedophilia, Stalking, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism
krivas91's review against another edition
3.5
However, there were so many times that the text was just so heavy (in the emotional sense, but also the literal-literature sense), and I found myself asking if we were even intended to read the images when she would picture mostly illegible letters by her father.
Also, one review here noted the “references to classic literature that are carefully, artfully implemented and never daunting,” but I’d have to disagree; I understand that she connected to her father through literature and that’s why she included so much of it in her recollection, but I do think I felt like I was really missing something when I didn’t understand references or a few high-vocabulary words. I don’t think she could have written her way totally around that (or that she should have), but I do fear that some readers who could really use exposure to the coming out + family relationships content might be turned off of this book earlier on because of the dense presence of classic literature references.
Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Car accident, Suicide, Lesbophobia, and Death
waytoomanybooks's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Car accident, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
readwithbells's review against another edition
3.75
Read for Queer Writing.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
skudiklier's review against another edition
5.0
I don't really have a lot to say about this book, except that I liked it and would recommend it.
Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Homophobia, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual content and Pedophilia
literaryinluv's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Suicide
Minor: Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Homophobia, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Biphobia