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whatannikareads's review against another edition
2.75
i’m a mixed bag of emotions about this book. after about halfway through i think the first half of the book was completely unnecessary/a different book altogether. i fell asleep quite a few times during the first half. the second half was much more interesting, but i kept getting whiplash on the organization of it; we kept switching from history to memoir to social science. i don’t feel the memoir section was expanded enough to be super engaging. the connection between the writer and david star jordan, aside from her research of him, felt like a reach. i think if she has developed her story more, or just made it a completely separate book, it could’ve been more enjoyable. the whole book could’ve just been 3 different articles tbh. it felt like reading a really long op-ed and i don’t think ot should’ve been a book tbh.
also again, i don’t know if talking about how shitty his beliefs were in the second half made up for how nicely he was portrayed in the first half?? it was just very clearly not written by a person of color lol.
Moderate: Medical trauma, Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Ableism
librarymouse's review against another edition
4.5
Jordan's hands-on malicious acts, like his touring endorsement of eugenics and the possible murder by poison of his benefactor are completely bonkers. I am constantly amazed that people Revere him, while simultaneously understanding, as I, too have been in awe of the young man he once was.
This book breaks down every facet of Jordan, from his political, religious, and social beliefs; to his family life, addressing each idiosyncrasy with data driven research.
Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Grief, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Racism, Child death, and Homophobia
erictb's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death and Racism
Minor: Rape
strawberrymoonceci's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Torture, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Rape, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Infertility, and Medical trauma
Minor: Death and Child death
val_so_'s review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, Ableism, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Sexism, Misogyny, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Confinement, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Cultural appropriation, and Xenophobia
sjn_jordan's review against another edition
0.5
Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, and Ableism
Minor: Rape, Genocide, and Biphobia
lara112's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Racism, Murder, Ableism, Death, and Forced institutionalization
erikamtini's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Rape
mirto's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Ableism, Gaslighting, Infertility, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Hate crime
Moderate: Grief, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual assault, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Murder, Infertility, Infidelity, and Rape
emsim's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Classism, Rape, Self harm, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Death, Medical trauma, Infertility, and Suicide attempt