Reviews tagging 'Murder'

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

9 reviews

amazelan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

j'ai pas vraiment apprécié l'écriture et la façon dont les chapitres étaient organisés, avec une morale à chaque fois alors que tout le chapitre en était déjà une et que ça faisait du coup répétition.
mais ça c'est que la forme, parce que le fond est vraiment bien, il est important. on a besoin d'autobiographies de personnes LGBT+, de personnes LGBT+ racisé.es, on a besoin d'entendre les histoires des personnes qui nous ont précédées.
et je pense -j'espère- que c'est un de ses livres qui aidera les + jeunes d'entre nous à se sentir vu.es et moins seul.es.
il est rempli d'emotions, mais surtout d'espoir, et l'espoir est si important dans la communauté LGBT+.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Bullying, Sexual assault, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Cancer, and Medical content

Minor: Police brutality, Murder, and Slavery

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Transphobia, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Outing, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Minor: Slavery, Misogyny, Deadnaming, and Murder

f18's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide, Incest, and Drug use

Minor: Murder, Slavery, Terminal illness, Cursing, and Outing

I would recommend reading the author's note on content warnings at the beginning of the book rather than or in addition to relying on storygraph. (It is the first page after the copyright so you can read it for free in the ebook preview).

purjosipuli's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death and Murder

anna_l's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Police brutality

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

This is the story of George M. Johnson, a queer black man. He details his life from childhood, to adolescence, to early adulthood. In this YA memoir, Johnson largely focuses on sharing his stories for teens like himself who do not normally get to hear a firsthand experience. His discussions of the intersection between being black and queer, and what that has meant for George throughout his life, are so open and honest.

The author uses real-life experience to show others that they are not alone, and that it's OK to feel everything that you feel. I found myself surprised to hear him discuss exactly how deeply rooted racism can be, even within the black community. It will definitely make me think more critically about how American history is whitewashed, and how blacks are often underrepresented and/or tokenized without us even realizing it.

Additionally, the challenges Johnson faced - and continues to face - as a member of the queer community, are sadly relatable to many. He tells of them in such a way that the reader can sympathize or empathize, depending on their own personal experiences. Either way, it made me just want to give the author a hug. 

Final thought: I really loved reading about Johnson's grandmother. The way she provided unconditional love for all in her care, and them all feel special in their own way, was just so beautiful. Anyone who has a woman like this in real life, I hope you are grateful and know how absolutely lucky you are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Death, Transphobia, Racial slurs, Cursing, and Drug use

Minor: Terminal illness, Murder, Deadnaming, and Cancer

Additional TW/CW: HIV/AIDS

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

I think this memoir will be really helpful for a lot of people, and I'm very glad it was written. I'm also glad I read it. However, the writing was not very good; I feel bad saying this, and this is the first book in a very long time where I would actually say something like that. I think the structure of the book was sort of a mess, and so much of it was really on the nose. "Here's a story that I'm going to tell in a roundabout way as if it's not planned out ahead of time, and now here's how I connect this to broader society/gender/identity/etc." Again, I think this book will be great for some young people figuring out their identity on multiple levels. And it's not like it was written terribly or anything--but I haven't read a book written this poorly in a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Murder, Outing, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia

_malia_pt's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, and Sexual assault

marijuanerareads's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.0

BRB cryingg 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, and Sexual assault

Minor: Murder