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lisbethssalamander's review
5.0
Like me, she gets to get to deal with the fun of Crohn's disease. And by "fun" I mean FUn--as in, putting the FU in fun. Because this disease sucks and there is no way around that. But it does help to laugh about it, because otherwise what is there to do? Her jokes about her illness were fantastic and completely relatable to me.
The book is a series of essays about her life and the things she deals with, such as getting a cat from hell that she names Helen Keller, and her relationship and later marriage to her partner Mavis. She also talks about her previous dating experiences and other various life experiences and every story is done in a way that had me laughing out loud constantly. I'm not a person who tends to laugh out loud while reading very often, so this book definitely ranked up there for me. I'm sure her humor and this style of book would not be for everyone, but it definitely clicked with me and I'm going to read her other books when I get a chance.
Moderate: Animal cruelty
zosiablue's review
Graphic: Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Grief, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Infertility
Moderate: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Classism, and Alcoholism
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
notartgarfunkel's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Animal death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Chronic illness
Minor: Infidelity, Infertility, Animal cruelty, and Homophobia
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Excrement, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Animal death, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Infertility
Minor: Vomit and Animal cruelty
eegrasse's review
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Child abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Chronic illness
demo's review
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Racism, and Body shaming
Moderate: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Animal death, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, and Infertility
Minor: Vomit, Eating disorder, and Pedophilia
Lots of talk about dieting and restriction - proceed with cautionbitterseason'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
n0m_de_grr's review
2.0
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Excrement, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
annieswanny's review
4.25
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Grief, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty