Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones

14 reviews

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

This was amazing and beautifully written. This begins looking at the author's childhood and his experience as a gay Black boy in the south. It focuses not just on his understanding of sexuality, but how that impacts many relationships in his life. The middle goes into his time in college, more fraught in understanding how he relates to himself. Throughout the whole book, he has mentioned his mother, but the last section hones in on this relationship at the end of her life. 

I can't begin to really talk about how impactful various parts of this were for me. Suffice it to say, this was incredible and moving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Grief, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Body shaming

Minor: Cancer

oddreads_nicolestins's review against another edition

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

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

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Medical trauma

redrosemoth's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

kennedybullen's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Cursing

Minor: Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

megplant's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts