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cryingcloud's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
taratearex's review against another edition
5.0
2022: Reread this with the audiobook and it is beautifully read by the author, she almost sounds like she's performing a poetry reading, which in some parts of the book is pretty accurate. It remains a beautiful, inventive, haunting, and necessary book.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual assault
joyful_patatas's review against another edition
4.5
I was quite intrigued at her decision of writing the story of her abusive relationship in the second person, which I had first just thought of it being her trying to put some distance between the author's past self from her current self, but only realized a little later that it could have also been used to have the readers picture themselves in the situation.
It is definitely not a light read, but I would be lying if I said this book didn't make me think. I do recommend this book to fellow queer folks because the subjects tackled in it is problems within our own community and that we need to care enough to fix it, otherwise, no one else will.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
rosalind's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder
Minor: Vomit
pirate's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Minor: Death, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury
hannaheiserman's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Lesbophobia
averyblr's review against another edition
5.0
"If you need this book, it is for you"
And Jesus did I need this book. I often have trouble putting words to feelings I have and to find those words my first step is finding media that pertains to whatever it is I'm going through.
Needless to say, given that this was 5 stars for me, those words were found and they broke my ribs and they festered there and then they made me feel better about everything.
I don't know that I've ever gotten through a book like this. Like I was devouring it. I think I often struggle with waiting until the ending of a book but in this case, I wanted to live in there forever.
I think part of that could be just how fully seen I felt and how fresh my feelings are but I also think that this is objectively incredibly well written.
READ THIS.
if you've been in an abusive relationship (especially a queer one. Oh my god.)
If you've ever read Little Weirds by Jenny Slate- this is like her battered (lol) older sister and she's here to kill you.
If you're only ever gonna read one book for the rest of your life. Let it be this one
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, and Physical abuse
eoghannnivall's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
embervleo's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, and Car accident
lizardbaby53's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol