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- The second I finished the audiobook I needed to own my own copy of this incredible book. (And a sidenote that the audio is excellent: separate narrators for Anna and Quan's POV's really helped this audiobook newbie keep track of the plot.)
- It is a romance novel, but it's a HARD one. So many difficult things happen, ranging from family not accepting an autism diagnosis to terminal illness, but Anna and Quan are so tender that it's worth the tears. (Yes, I cried, and I am not a book crier.)
- Hoang is so great at writing multifaceted characters who just need someone to see them for who they are. Oh dear, I'm crying again just thinking about how kindly Quan treats Anna, especially when she doesn't treat herself with kindness.
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent
- Griff and Keynes are both learning that they deserve love and kindness even while still working through their past traumas.
- WORK FOR IT is a perfect "these dummies just need to say they love each other" book. It'll squeeze your heart until it pops, and you'll be wishing there were 200 more pages of it. Even if you don't read the preceding books in the Just for Him series, go for this one, it's worth it.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Outing
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
- GREEDY is the rare memoir-in-essays that manages to be both smart and funny, while never feeling like the author is working too hard to find the jokes.
- Winston's exploration of biphobia and bi erasure (both internalized and from others) is one of the most nuanced I've seen in nonfiction, taking on all aspects of how our society both demonizes and ignores bisexual people.
- Even if you're not bisexual (or even queer), I think there's a lot to love here, as it's also simply the memoir of a messy millennial sorting her life out.
Graphic: Biphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Alcohol
Moderate: Fatphobia, Transphobia
Minor: Deadnaming
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny
- It's truly one of a kind - this is the type of book where you can tell the author is writing with her whole heart.
- Such wonderful exploration of what it means to be yourself, to be embodied. Of what and who counts as family, and the lengths one will go to out of love for those people. Of how the parts of you that seem like liabilities or flaws can be what make you shine.
- I do want to make sure to point out that the summary makes this sound like a silly romp, and while there are definitely funny parts and ridiculous scenarios, it's also heavy with transphobia, racism and violence. Please see The Storygraph for all content warnings and take care if you need.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Outing, Dysphoria
Moderate: Child death