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lauraisbetteroffread's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
jaslouis's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
I wasn’t sure what to expect but Davies is an excellent writer. He writes with great detail and beauty. I found sometimes it jumped around quite a lot so it made it difficult to follow the timeline but that did not affect the overall message. A brave and raw book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
vicf99's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Absolutely heartbreaking. Listening to Alan narrate this himself was so devastating that I had to listen to the whole 8.5 hours in one sitting. This book felt a lot like some form of self-therapy and there are many questions posed throughout the book for which he has no answer. This is definitely a book which will stick with me for a while.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Child abuse
Minor: Homophobia
tilda_bookworm's review against another edition
Absolutely, profoundly devastating. This must have taken so much courage to write but I think it is really important that this story has been told and I'm grateful to Alan Davies for finding the strength to share. Beautifully written, too.
oabird's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
rachel26's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Pedophilia