Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Zami: A New Spelling of my Name by Audre Lorde

48 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, Homophobia, Racism, and Suicide

kingaisnotcool's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, and Suicide

aegireads's review against another edition

inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Suicide

Moderate: Grief and Abortion

Minor: Animal death and Child abuse

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

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

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

mandolevie's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

Minor: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, 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, Sexual content, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

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

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

brigsssss's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

nickvc's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, and Abortion

Minor: Animal death