Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing and Hope

oh boy
so many red flags

1. so, karamo has been emotionally and physically abusive in the past with boyfriends which he explains away by saying that his dad was abusive towards his mom. then he decided to stop being abusive when one of his boyfriends left his and after three months of anger management he no longer physically abused his partners. now though, it he tells cute anecdotes about how he tells his fiance what to wear because ‘he knows more about fashion'....hmm
2. he was a drug user who judged other drug users and thought he was better than other addicts
3. he has a bit of a saviour complex

people are giving this high ratings presumably because he is being frank about his mistakes and has bettered himself but the way he's talking about his experiences sometimes makes him come across as a little self-righteous. people don't have to be perfect but i just have a real hard time thinking kindly of abusers. i hope he has changed and anyone he has harmed is living a peaceful and fulfilled life.

elsewhere, this book could've done with a bit more editing. karamo was constantly jumping back and forth between adulthood and childhood, jumping back and forth between different themes and experiences and repeating sections of the book he had already covered. it just felt a bit jumbled and disordered.