Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

8 reviews

dannothedino's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Cancer, Medical content, Outing, and Transphobia

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Slavery, and Police brutality

amberlfaris's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

bookwyrmsam's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

This is the type of book I don't feel I can rate, but I do believe it was an important read. I appreciated hearing George M. Johnson's story and I can see why this would connect for so many young readers (Which makes it even more disheartening that it has so consistently been banned and challenged in schools and libraries).  Please do check trigger warnings before reading!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Drug abuse

peachani's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A necessary book full of lessons and hope for Black queer youth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Homophobia, Bullying, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Racism, Cancer, Cultural appropriation, Sexual content, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Deadnaming, Blood, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Outing, and Racial slurs

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Incest, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Transphobia, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Mental illness, Deadnaming, Outing, and Alcoholism

mme_carton's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Outing, and Mental illness

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

jojo_'s review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Grief, and Drug use

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