Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

7 reviews

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Very well written.  I loved the audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief and Racism

Minor: Addiction

ankita1996's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Racial slurs

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Incest, Addiction, and Drug use

grboph's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

This was quite the book. George M. Johnson is an incredible person, and their story is a very important one for everyone to hear. The incredible thing about this story is that while most memoirs are about someone with a very unique or unusual story, Johnson's is very commonplace, it just has hardly ever been told before. On top of its importance to society, the book is also full of stories about Johnson's life that are heartwarming, sad, and everything in between. I'm so glad I got to experience this book, and I would recommend it to absolutely anyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Incest

Moderate: Chronic illness, Alcohol, Drug use, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Medical content, Cancer, Outing, and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction and Injury/Injury detail

katsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

4.5

"We are not as different as you think, and all our stories matter and deserve to be celebrated and told."

"Navigating in a space that questions your humanity isn't really living at all. It's existing. We all deserve more than just the ability to exist."

"American history is truly the greatest fable ever written."

"Knowledge is your sharpest weapon in a world that is hell-bent on telling you stories that are simply not true."

I always feel weird rating memoirs so take my star rating with a grain of salt. The strangeness lies in giving a star rating to someone's life. Like, how can I do that? So my rating is mostly based on social content and writing style. 

I loved a lot of things about this book. I really like that it is written in a way that is accessible to teenagers. It is clear and concise in it's messaging while also being personal and impactful. It also doesn't shy away from tough topics. The author often addresses the sentiment that he wants this book to serve as an example of queer, Black human existing and thriving as a full human with a lifetime of positive and negative experiences. I especially appreciated the chapters on his school experiences. As an educator, it's always good to hear students have experienced the school system. 

My only major critique is that tone of the writing felt... immature? I'm not sure if that's the verbiage I want to use but I got the feeling sometimes that I was reading an essay from one of my high school students. That being said, though, it's meant for high school students so I can definitely understand if that was done on purpose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Outing, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death, and Transphobia

rupu's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Homophobia

Minor: Addiction and Outing

berodatheelf's review

emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

tahsintries's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction