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river_jean_sterling's review against another edition
After the essay in which she talks about being explicitly propositioned by an adult when she was thirteen but not acknowledging anything wrong with that, I only attempted another one or two essays before giving up. I never came across anything funny, it was all just depressing.
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia
prettiestwhistles's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Racism, Cursing, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Abandonment, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, and Grief
Minor: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Medical content, Slavery, and Chronic illness
alexisgarcia's review
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Alcohol, Ableism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, and Fatphobia
colinlievens's review
3.0
If it wasn’t for the fact that I’d borrowed the book from my boyfriend and she’s one of his absolute favourite writers, I’m not sure I would have bothered finishing this book.
Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Infertility, Classism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Terminal illness
I feel like with these content warnings I made this book sound horrific. Irby brushes over topics lightly and with self deprecating humour. She’s not shy about her sex life or her shitty childhood or both her parents being dead, but seeing as all the essays are essentially unrelated then you can just skip past any that might feel a little too close to the bone for you.sglance9's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Animal death
uranaishi's review
3.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Racism, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Blood
_bxllxe_'s review
4.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Cursing
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Addiction, and Alcoholism
bitterseason's review
Graphic: Physical abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Child abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Vomit, Racism, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
gtrue21's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, and Fatphobia
spinesinaline's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, Infertility, and Suicide attempt