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Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Classism
I wasn’t sure about the structure at first but by the time I was starting Dominique’s section I was hooked on the web of storylines. This story is pockets and moments in people’s lives and because of this structure, it builds a layer of reality to the characters that I haven’t experienced in a long time.
I was reminded of the old theory about three degrees of separation. The interconnectedness of humanity. I didn’t agree or love all the characters but that was sort of the point, how we see ourselves versus each other. The powerful, complex, flawed nature of these 12 characters shows a very honest, very real mirror on what being a girl, women, other is about, in all its messy ways.
I am so lucky to have listened to this story.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Blood, Alcohol
Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Classism
Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Classism
My only problem was that it drags on just a little in the middle.
Overall very touching and well written.
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism
This book is full of really difficult topics, from abuse, abandonment, racism, bigotry, etc., and it is also full of a lot of heart and love between women. I loved the inclusion of trans and lesbian characters since they were the main characters in their respective stories.
I'd recommend this book if you like multigenerational stories, books where you have to do the work and piece the story together, and if you like diverse books full of conversations surrounding various aspects of feminism.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Infertility
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Dysphoria
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Drug abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Vomit, Islamophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Dementia, Pandemic/Epidemic