Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Zami: A New Spelling of my Name by Audre Lorde

46 reviews

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

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, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Grief

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

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

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

reading_mermaid's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism and Sexual content

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

planetsaturns's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault

quirkilybookish's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

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

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Rape

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

earthbound_edits's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

lynnloveshobi's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Addiction

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Emotional abuse