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Zami: A New Spelling of my Name by Audre Lorde

18 reviews

davidup_15's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

Lorde's story is very, very inspirational, and there were quite a few moments that genuinely, genuinely hurt - on top of that, she does write absolutely beautifully. I personally didn't love this book, I think because it was a little too slow paced for my liking and didn't seem to deliver much of a coherent message, but that's very subjective to me - I am very, very glad that Lorde wrote the way she did, and about the subjects that she did, at the time that she did.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

bluehourphile's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Audre Lorde has a wonderfully rich, sensual way of writing. I feel she invites you in to her musings and explores her story and trauma with the reader. Personal in a different level from a regular biography. It almost feels like you are reading one of her extended essays. Her acknowledgement and appreciation of the divine feminine comes through in all aspects of her biomythography, as well as the struggles of growing up in a segregated America as a black lesbian. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Abortion, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism

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

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely beautiful. I can't think of any nonfiction book I've highlighted/underlined so much in before. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time, and definitely want to read more of her work as soon as possible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

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

questingnotcoasting's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

 I read a couple of essays by Audre Lorde last year and immediately knew I wanted read more of her work. This was brilliant and I can see why it's such a beloved classic. The language is beautiful and there's a quality about it which felt like fiction, hence the term biomythography. I also found it fascinating reading about New York in the 1930s to 1950s because it's a period I didn't know much about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

charliwest's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual assault