Reviews tagging 'Blood'

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

12 reviews

bookwormcat's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Blood, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Deadnaming, Cursing, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

A powerful memoir about growing up Black and queer, this book has been targeted by those who believe banning books about controversial topics is necessary to protect children. Johnson directly addresses racism,  homophobia,  bullying, and sexual abuse, all of which impact teens in their daily lives. He argues that they need books like this to know they aren't alone and to empathize with peers facing these issues.  I agree.
Johnson describes his introduction to sex in college as difficult due to the lack of sex education for queer youth. 
Their struggles with identity and sexuality are addressed in the  context of a supportive family,  something many young people lack. Johnson's story is one of strength and hope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Homophobia, Racism, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Incest, Cultural appropriation, Deadnaming, and Drug use

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Outing, Violence, and Blood

jessspeake's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Grief, Alcohol, Deadnaming, Medical content, Outing, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Blood

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I read this for a college course and it was so good. I don’t know if I personally would categorize it as YA because the sexual and violent scenes were quite graphic. I identified with the book which surprised me because I am a cisgendered white woman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Alcohol, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Cursing, Deadnaming, Sexual assault, Death, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Bullying, and Incest

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Minor: Child death

immovabletype's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Violence, Cancer, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Deadnaming, Outing, Racial slurs, and Transphobia

Minor: Alcohol

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

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Minor: Blood, Hate crime, and Police brutality

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

matheo's review

emotional informative reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Transphobia

xoodlebooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Vomit, Terminal illness, Racism, Racial slurs, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, Suicide, Medical content, and Hate crime

Minor: Child abuse