Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones

52 reviews

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

andylash's review

emotional medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

byhannakim's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent

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

jacquelynjoan's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I don't love reading books like this, full of pain but also beauty but it deserves 5 stars anyway.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

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

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

darkwillow's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Death, and Grief

amerikanerin's review

sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Death, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Homophobia

mmefish's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A beautifully written memoir that had spoken to my soul more than once (and made me cry).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Torture, Animal death, Hate crime, Murder, and Rape