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See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur

1 review

sneaky_snake22's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

This is a book I will be revisiting for the rest of my life.  It's beautiful and inspiring, I'm not a motherhood person nor l but even I can get on board with her metaphor.  I absolutely loved this.  The content is broken up in a way to allow you to pieces the information slowly, which is great since some of it is really heavy and emotional and you need that time to breathe.  I am inspired and able to accept that there is a lot I'm heading from as I continue working to fight for racial and social justice.  That I don't have to be everything,  but simply use the gifts I have to move forward.  I needed this book.  And I like many people need it too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Racism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Rape, Murder, and Suicide attempt

She talks as a survivor and someone who works with survivors to move in and through their grief. This is a very honest and difficult book but 100% worth it.