Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones

17 reviews

mirandalikesbooks's review

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

I've never read a memoir of someone who isn't a well-known public figure. It was interesting learning his story at this personal level of introspection.

I would read this if you're interested in the impact your family has on your identity; the intersectionality of being gay, black, and poor; or the struggle of figuring out how to act when the world is telling you to be someone else.

I guess I finished the book hoping for more resolution - why did his mom act cagey when he came out? How will he approach his relationship with his grandma? Will he learn how to be happy with himself and live authentically instead of approaching life the selfish and guarded way he approached his college years?

Overall a decent read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Animal death

souplover2001's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

julian7's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death

rachelreadthis's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual assault

lou_christie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual assault

10billionghosts's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

montyalmoro's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

redrosemoth's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts

katielaine_w's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Drug abuse, Animal death, and Alcohol

heartmaiden's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

couldn’t put this down. i love everyone so much in this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual content