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moonyreadsbystarlight's review
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.
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.
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
megplant's review
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
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
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