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coolfoolmoon's Reviews (357)
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Violence, Abortion, Murder
Pet, I mean, is hot, not the actual monster of the book.
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault
Minor: Physical abuse
Very good book. I don't have any experiences with cults but as someone who was raised in a religion and fell out of it as a pre-teen for reasons like doubt and questioning, it didn't take me reading the author's note to know this was written from a very personal experience. And that is such a strength of the book. It's not something that feels cold, like it was researched case by different case, with examples being mashed together to form some sort of out of touch mockery of a similar story. No, it really feels like someone's true heart and mind reflecting on their inner turmoil finally put to page. With a topic this serious, explaining the details of the this and the that for shock value never do it for me. But this book is so very intimate, and so very vulnerable; so very clearly told through the eyes of a vulnerable teen who just wanted to make the world a better brighter place. It's not her fault she was hurt and lied to, it's not her fault the circumstances of how she found out, and later on she chose how to tell her story on her own terms. Or, at the very least, a story close enough to how she was feeling. And it's amazing. Certainly a book I would recommend!
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Misogyny, Vomit, Kidnapping, War
Minor: Gun violence
There's a perpetual emptiness floating through the stomachs of these stories. I liked it, even though I only really liked the first 2 stories and only kinda liked another one. (Beverly girl you would've loved Stay Soft by Mitski.) I don't care enough to do research into the stuff she talks about, but it really does feel like she did her research!
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Vomit, Trafficking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, War
Minor: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Classism
Minor: Torture
Graphic: Bullying, Abandonment
Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia
Minor: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Outing
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest