Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones

18 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

mirandalikesbooks's review

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

I've never read a memoir of someone who isn't a well-known public figure. It was interesting learning his story at this personal level of introspection.

I would read this if you're interested in the impact your family has on your identity; the intersectionality of being gay, black, and poor; or the struggle of figuring out how to act when the world is telling you to be someone else.

I guess I finished the book hoping for more resolution - why did his mom act cagey when he came out? How will he approach his relationship with his grandma? Will he learn how to be happy with himself and live authentically instead of approaching life the selfish and guarded way he approached his college years?

Overall a decent read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Animal death

souplover2001's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

julian7's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death

rachelreadthis's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual assault

lou_christie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual assault

10billionghosts's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

montyalmoro's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

redrosemoth's review

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