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leweylibrary's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Am I a jerk for giving a memoir about really hard shit less than five stars? Maybe, but it's mostly because I wanted more, does that help? I wanted the author to go in more detail in some of the more recent years of her life and not stick so much to the "I made it out of the hood and turned my life around" storyline I'm sure the publisher wanted to push.
All that aside, this book was WILD. It's one of those books that my privileged ass reads and just cannot fathom that someone actually has a life like this. Every minute in the first 75% or so was one insane thing after another. I can't say I've read many books from that POV, so I am really glad that I did read it, and I can't say I'll easily forget it either.
All that aside, this book was WILD. It's one of those books that my privileged ass reads and just cannot fathom that someone actually has a life like this. Every minute in the first 75% or so was one insane thing after another. I can't say I've read many books from that POV, so I am really glad that I did read it, and I can't say I'll easily forget it either.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Classism, Violence, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Police brutality and Abandonment
Minor: Abortion
kaitlyndeluise's review
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence and Gun violence
Minor: Infidelity, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
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