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sophiesometimesreads's review
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
This was a really insightful and important read. I thought a lot of these essays or stories from peoples' lives growing up Aboriginal in Australia were great and shed light on these experiences that I, as a white Australian, have not experienced and the privilege that provides me. There was a good mix of happy, sad, beautiful and ugly throughout these stories. It also really shows how recently the atrocities against the Aboriginal population occurred, with stories from people part of the stolen generation included, as well as their children. It really highlights how much better as a society we must strive to be to be inclusive and accepting of the Aboriginal people and their ways of life. I think this was a great and important read for anyone in Australia, or even those globally.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Addiction, Colonisation, Drug abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Suicide
balfies's review against another edition
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inspiring
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4.5
Another fantastic memoir anthology, this one exploring Aboriginality. I often had to take the time to properly absorb each piece, so I've been dipping into it shortly over about 9 months.
Some poetic, some hilarious, many haunting or reckoning with pain and discrimination. Emotional, evocative, and expressive writing throughout.
Some poetic, some hilarious, many haunting or reckoning with pain and discrimination. Emotional, evocative, and expressive writing throughout.
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Medical trauma, War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Colonisation, Classism, Child abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Ableism, and Abandonment
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