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lauraisbetteroffread's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
jaslouis's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
I wasn’t sure what to expect but Davies is an excellent writer. He writes with great detail and beauty. I found sometimes it jumped around quite a lot so it made it difficult to follow the timeline but that did not affect the overall message. A brave and raw book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
vicf99's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Absolutely heartbreaking. Listening to Alan narrate this himself was so devastating that I had to listen to the whole 8.5 hours in one sitting. This book felt a lot like some form of self-therapy and there are many questions posed throughout the book for which he has no answer. This is definitely a book which will stick with me for a while.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Child abuse
Minor: Homophobia
tilda_bookworm's review
Absolutely, profoundly devastating. This must have taken so much courage to write but I think it is really important that this story has been told and I'm grateful to Alan Davies for finding the strength to share. Beautifully written, too.