Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Tung by Kiese Laymon

6 reviews

cradman's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

I Will remember: the brutal truth Laymon lays out. They say to write the hardest thing, the truthiest truth, and boy did he. The honesty doesn’t exactly indict, even though it’s written to his mom. Instead, readers are rendered mute. There’s nothing to argue with here. It’s all true.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Violence, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, and Sexual violence

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

It’s really difficult to write a story like this. This is America and this is his life. I was really emotional throughout this entire book because it was incredibly touching and difficult to see what he had gone through. It was also incredibly important to see that he is representative of a larger group of people. He is a truly gifted writer too and I found myself crying a few times which has not happened in a book in a while.  This book definitely lives up to the hype and everyone should read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, and Fatphobia

clover6872's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Grief, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Addiction, Sexual violence, Racism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual assault, Classism, Death, Abandonment, Dementia, Biphobia, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation

lowbrowhighart's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Addiction, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Islamophobia, Alcoholism, Grief, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexism, Self harm, Police brutality, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Pedophilia, Death, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Car accident, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Cursing, Dementia, and Medical trauma

orireading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Car accident, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, and Sexual content

evagomoore's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Adult/minor relationship