Reviews

Mamaskatch by Darrel J. McLeod

barnstormingbooks's review against another edition

5.0

Devastating and by no means an easy read, but extremely well crafted. A must read for any and all mandatory reporters. McLeod really puts you into the head of an abused child and of a man dealing with the legacy of pain, abuse and cultural trauma.

are_see_em's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

more_books_than_days's review against another edition

4.0

A memoir of one man who discovered the voices of his ancestors, and his own queer self, despite generations of colonial trauma, and oppression. His reflections are full of tenderness and nightmare. They will break to the center of your heart, even as they open your eyes to a bold and fulfilled life.  'Mamaskatch' is the Cree word used to express a dream shared. Darrel J. McLeod shares the dream that was passed to him through his mother's love. A dream embodied in reclaiming his Cree heritage, and revealed to us through an unflinching retelling of his coming of age, and stories rich with love for his family.

theblandfalafel's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

memorable's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

Oh what a book! I really enjoyed McLeod’s writing style! This book is as the title also says about his life growing-up and there is a lot to think about. I really liked how intertwined his and his mother’s life story were written.
There are a lot of TWs for this one. I listed them all as graphic as it’s really hard for me to “rank” them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence

Intergenerational trauma

cat_rave's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

leio_vaasi_read's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

a_shelf_of_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

sbcrra's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Transphobia and Deadnaming

suzyreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Deadnaming, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism

other TWs that are included in this book: residential schools