Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Sink: A Memoir by Joseph Earl Thomas

6 reviews

gondorgirl's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Classism, Cursing, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Body shaming

demonxore's review against another edition

challenging sad tense medium-paced

2.75

Very very similar to my childhood so obviously this resonates, but the overall style and the method of ending the memoir could have been better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Dysphoria, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Violence, and Emotional abuse

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pedophilia, Sexism, Child abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Violence, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Transphobia

rachelcg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

sierras12's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

4.5

One of the best written and saddest memoirs I’ve ever read. Every paragraph was a gut punch but I’m so glad I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Violence, Racism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

iindra's review against another edition

dark emotional

4.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the e-ARC.

Sink is a series of vignettes from Joseph Earl Thomas's childhood as a creative, nerdy Black kid constantly surrounded by the threat of violence. The way it discusses toxic masculinity, cycles of violence, race, and poverty in depth, all through the childlike and humorous perspective of an 8- to 12-year-old narrator, make this a must-read. Thomas's descriptions of his childhood environment will stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Bullying, Murder, Animal death, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Misogyny

Minor: Transphobia