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batbaby's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Racism, and Violence
piratenami's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
cduu's review against another edition
4.0
Raw, Funny, and Enjoyable
I really loved reading through George M. Johnson’s various memoir vignettes. It was refreshing to read a queer memoir geared toward adolescents. While geared toward adolescents, it’s very much a book any adult should read. Johnson covers topics of love, loss, queer identity, black identity, and growing up in beautifully written essays that will have you laughing, gasping, and crying.
I really loved reading through George M. Johnson’s various memoir vignettes. It was refreshing to read a queer memoir geared toward adolescents. While geared toward adolescents, it’s very much a book any adult should read. Johnson covers topics of love, loss, queer identity, black identity, and growing up in beautifully written essays that will have you laughing, gasping, and crying.
camsara99's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest
laurendeen's review
4.0
This discussed a lot of difficult topics in depth but honestly I really agree with what he wrote in the beginning - these experiences happened to him as a child and young adult and students (who he wrote this for) should be able to see their experiences represented and so others are able to see what some of their peers might be going through. I didn't love that each chapter ended with a summary of what the author wanted you to learn and I think allowing the reader to take what they need from it might've been better.