Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Zami: A New Spelling of my Name by Audre Lorde

56 reviews

queerghstbuster's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Audre represents loving women so softly and so comforting it just gives you a warm embrace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Suicide

overwaterer's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Rape

venusdapoopiehead's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

this is the most amazing book i’ve ever read, and i don’t say that quite often. audre lorde’s prose and vivid storytelling is both beautiful and memorable as she talks about her childhood and what it was like growing up in a west indian household, her identity and what it was like to be a black queer woman, and the women in her life who’ve made a lasting impact. definitely a must read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Racism, Suicide, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

christie_evelyn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Abortion, and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia and Mental illness

michaelion's review against another edition

emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.25

she, and i cannot stress this enough, just like me. fr. minus the dating white women. but the circumstances surrounding that and explanations? wow! she just like me! fr!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Ableism, Racial slurs, Child death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Abortion, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Self harm

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Outing, Infidelity, and Animal death

amelody's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Animal death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide

reading_mermaid's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abortion, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Incest

quirkilybookish's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, and Racism

Minor: Rape, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

carly_they_themsen's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

3.5

[march 2022]
i have to read this again cause a lot if it went over my head. i read this as part of a book club but no one else showed up the week we read this book :[ 
still i thought it was really iconic and there were several passages like the part with the milk bottles, and the last chapter, and the part at the factory with the x ray machines, all really made an impression on me and im going to try to read it again when i am smarter so i can appreciate it more
[june 2023]
i had the chance to return to this book a year later, after reading sister outsider, and got to discuss it with a different book club. in many ways i enjoyed it even more this time. i appreciated her description of her relationship with her mom, and the meaning of the title and the polyamory stuff that comes up at the end of the book was clearer also. i was also able to enjoy the poetry and the language more this time (: 
going to stick with a 3 star rating, which i think is as high as ill go with memoir (other than in the dream house, which is kinda of different and doesn't count). to some extent, much of what i worried i didn't get on the first read was actually just kinda of boring/ cliche, ene though there was also a ton i appreciated much better.
audre lorde is based! please read this : )

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Rape, Racism, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

I’m so grateful that I was assigned this book in my Contemporary Queer Literature class. I have been meaning to read the works of Audre Lorde for a while, and I’m so glad I finally read Zami. It contains some of the most beautiful, thoughtful, challenging, descriptive prose I’ve ever read. It’s both deeply personal and deeply relatable in many aspects. Lorde leaves no stone unturned as she looks back at her life in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. We learn lessons right alongside her, and she is an excellent teacher and storyteller. This is an absolute must-read for anyone who wants to know more about queer history, Black history, feminism, and so much more. Her deep-dives into intersectionality are invaluable. You won’t be able to put this book down.

Please heed all the many, many content warnings I and others have tagged. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Abortion, Death, Fatphobia, Bullying, Classism, Infidelity, Grief, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Suicide attempt