Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Zami: A New Spelling of my Name by Audre Lorde

30 reviews

kat_mayerovitch's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

This was such a fabulous book. As a memoir, as illumination on a time and place in history, and as a piece of writing. If you're a fan of Lorde's poetry, I can't recommend this book enough. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Racism, and Homophobia

brnineworms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name is truly incredible. It’s beautifully written; raw, evocative, heartachingly sincere. Reading it, I felt like there was always something almost said – secrets just barely hidden behind a veil of metaphor, accessible only to those who know what to look for.
At times, the major themes of relationships, the self, and truth are explicitly highlighted, while at others they permeate the text almost – but not quite – unnoticed.

My only complaint (and even then it isn’t really a complaint) is that the book ends somewhat abruptly. I found myself yearning for a few more chapters. Still, I don’t think that’s enough to bring my rating down from its well-deserved five stars. If anything, it just goes to show how enthralling Lorde’s writing is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Blood, Abortion, Death, Self harm, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Ableism, Alcohol, Child death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer, Murder, Fatphobia, Trafficking, Genocide, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, and Terminal illness

sorcha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abortion

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Racism, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

mandolevie's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Homophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Abortion, and Animal death

teo_rodas's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content

courtjester's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, and Rape

andreiaoh's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

theres something about the way Audre Lorde describes people through language that really brings them to life in my mind, full of expression and life. I know these women obviously exist(ed) but her descriptions really made me feel like I knew them personally.

this book is so rich. the way Audre Lorde writes is so full of sensation; the beautiful words made me feel as though all of my senses were engaged, from taste to sight to smell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Minor: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

starla's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Abortion, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

aquakerwitch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

archaicgambit's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

If you don't wanna read Theory(TM) but want to understand more about leftist politics and intersectionality this is a great book.

This is also straight up a beautifully written biography! you can tell audre lorde is a poet because the prose is excellent and vivid. She grew up in a very different time and place than me (new york in the 50s, I was raised in europe) but I felt like I was there with her.

She is very honest about all the hardships she faced including racism, sexism, and homophobia, but they are not graphically written for the most part.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, and Racism