Reviews tagging 'Violence'

How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones

22 reviews

elenushka8's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Homophobia

fanchera's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Adult/minor relationship

dmwpg's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

When I was still on Twitter, I followed and always enjoyed Saaed’s takes and quips and all the other things Twitter is for, so when I saw his book at the library I felt compelled to pick it up 

This book is a beautiful look back on his life as a queer young man, about his relationship with his mother, about racism and homophobia and hurt and about love. His prose lets you know that he is a poet - so many turns of phrase that gave me pause and made me feel deeply - but it was still very accessible 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Violence

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

This is gorgeous and poetic and so intimate. I'm excited to read more from Mr. Jones. It's a tough memoir to read - Jones has been through so much pain. An important display of the failure of our social systems too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Bullying, Grief, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Death, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Medical content, Rape, Violence, Cursing, and Racism

Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

jacquelynjoan's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I don't love reading books like this, full of pain but also beauty but it deserves 5 stars anyway.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

amerikanerin's review

sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Death, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Homophobia

honeyvoiced's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Emotional abuse

auudrey's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

bookworm_leilani's review against another edition

challenging emotional

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Animal death

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