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teo_rodas's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual content
skudiklier's review against another edition
5.0
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
5.0
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.
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
5.0
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
brigsssss's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
ceallaighsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Blood and Racism
Be aware that the abortion scene is *extremely* graphic.nibs's review against another edition
4.0
Reading this, I realised that I knew so little of the history and stories of gay women. Through growing up Black during segregation, to growing into one of the few Black gay-girls, Lorde's differences and needing to fight to survive is an ever-present part of the book. Learning the ins and outs of gay-girl culture in New York in the 1950s and how race fits into that (spoiler: it doesn't. race was erased), was so insightful, especially with the queer history often being dominated by white cis men.
The most captivating part for me was reading about when she went to Mexico
There are some parts of this which are a bit unreliable, in terms of facts and dates, which I guess is how it is a memoir. It is hard to remember all the exact details. A couple of those details threw me off, and I had to go back and check, but it was fine in the end. For example,
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Rape, and Self harm
Minor: Animal death