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kvokolek's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Racism and Rape
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
doomluz's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
I've read some of Joy Harjo's poems, and was planning on reading one of her poetry collections, but I didn't know she wrote a memoir and it sounded interesting.
This is a very different type of memoir. It's very poetic. It flows in an interesting, kind of dreamy way. There is a general chronological arc, but it also feels like a collection of stories from her life because of the way some are kind of tangentially inserted between others.
I like the insight into her beliefs and the struggles of Native Americans, especially Native women.
Overall a beautiful, though heartbreaking read.
This is a very different type of memoir. It's very poetic. It flows in an interesting, kind of dreamy way. There is a general chronological arc, but it also feels like a collection of stories from her life because of the way some are kind of tangentially inserted between others.
I like the insight into her beliefs and the struggles of Native Americans, especially Native women.
Overall a beautiful, though heartbreaking read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Colonisation
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
piperclover's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
1.0
very disjointed, no connection to ending, abrupt sections with no links, wispy words with little meaning, doesn't explain impact of events
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcohol and Adult/minor relationship
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