Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones

4 reviews

oddreads_nicolestins's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I am simply wowed by this memoir! Jones literally has poured so much hurt and self-realization on the page, I was right there with him searching myself with the same questions! I really liked how he split it up in chapters, with years/months to guide us through his major moments/memories. But look, Saeed Jones really tore me up with this one. Especially the parts including his mother and grandmother- that weird place where you are technically estranged but still deeply interdependent, especially in times of financial or emotional distress. WHEW if you haven't read this and you're a memoir person like me, get your hands on it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Medical content, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, and Sexual violence

Minor: Blood, Confinement, Car accident, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and Suicidal thoughts

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

xx_coco's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Death, Excrement, and Adult/minor relationship

niecierpek's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

So very good, written in a beautiful, honest, clearly worded and bordering poetry in many instances style.  Coming of age story with additional challenges afforded by being a bookish, Black, and gay child of a single parent looking for voice, love and self realization.  
I saw Saeed Jones in an interview with Isabel Wilkerson for the Texas Book Festival , where he was the moderator. The warmth, engagement and insight he showed made me interested in his voice and his story.  I sought out his memoir, and wasn’t  disappointed.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement and Sexual content