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itsalexjackman's review against another edition
4.0
A startlingly honest report from the frontlines of ended relationship. This book, while (too?) brief, feels fresh and electric, and sees the author laid bare. While it explores insecurity, the writing is confident and clear. The interesting structure, including redactions and references, offer further insight and move the work along at a breakneck speed.
scrow1022's review against another edition
4.0
Not what I expected, it was much more like a collection of prose poems (which just made me like it more). I like how he tells the story (the language of it), how it's put together. I will be coming back to this.
dosymedia's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Gaslighting, Drug use, and Homophobia
shewantsthediction's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
I knew Joe could write just from hearing him speak on the podcast, and the way he always quotes random writers is one of my favorite things. If you love sad books, you'll adore this! I read it in one go. Confessional, flowing, and contemplative, he makes even the ugly seem beautiful.
byronsa's review against another edition
4.0
A heartbreaking, vulnerable and honest story that takes courage to share. Even with it's heavy content on a unhealthy relationship, Joe still manages to allow the reader room to laugh even when they are crying.
amrjal91's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 Stars. My only issue is that i wished it was longer. A great book meditating on relationships in your twenties
mad_taylh's review against another edition
4.0
"I was trying to love him and save him, and I imagined these two things to be one project."
benkellis's review against another edition
5.0
I’ve just finished this book in one sitting, all at once. Without giving away any spoilers, I can tell you exactly how this goes, and why I recommend it, especially to other queer-identifying folks.
You’ll read this and you’ll be left on the verge of tears. You’ll read this and you’ll want to fight somebody, throw hands with someone whose name you do not know (he can catch these hands regardless). You’ll read this and you’ll wonder how someone can go through so much and still decide to tell us the story, painful and heart wrenching - then you’ll wonder why there aren’t enough stories of men who love men who go through heartbreak and don’t call it fiction, stories of a man who loves a man who loves other men who won’t love him as much as the author does, stories that remind you that abuse doesn’t discriminate by gender or whatever other societal construct, or sex, or relationship status, or want, or need.
You’ll finish this book and be grateful that Joe, the author, was generous enough to share his story. You’ll finish this book and pencil in a time to go through this book again and again and again.
You’ll read this and close the book, exhale, look at the cover one more time, and finally it’ll all make sense.
This is mandatory queer reading for 2018 and beyond, and if I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would.
You’ll read this and you’ll be left on the verge of tears. You’ll read this and you’ll want to fight somebody, throw hands with someone whose name you do not know (he can catch these hands regardless). You’ll read this and you’ll wonder how someone can go through so much and still decide to tell us the story, painful and heart wrenching - then you’ll wonder why there aren’t enough stories of men who love men who go through heartbreak and don’t call it fiction, stories of a man who loves a man who loves other men who won’t love him as much as the author does, stories that remind you that abuse doesn’t discriminate by gender or whatever other societal construct, or sex, or relationship status, or want, or need.
You’ll finish this book and be grateful that Joe, the author, was generous enough to share his story. You’ll finish this book and pencil in a time to go through this book again and again and again.
You’ll read this and close the book, exhale, look at the cover one more time, and finally it’ll all make sense.
This is mandatory queer reading for 2018 and beyond, and if I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would.