Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo

7 reviews

sprocketthecat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Grief, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Misogyny

jasbeingjas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

4.25

I deeply admire Joy Harjo's writing and this memoir only increased my admiration.  There were moments that were heartbreaking, and many moments where I felt a connection and understanding with the author, despite never having experienced many of these hardships myself.  And often through the memoir, I was reminded just how similar our struggles and oppressions are even when we are from different communities.  The way the memoir was divided into four directions, North, East, South, and West, was so interesting.  I would pick up this book when you have the space to read about heavy topics.  While they aren't individually focused on, there are many traumatic and triggering events that are mentioned.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcoholism, and Sexual violence

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.

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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

rachbake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

memorable's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

bagelanjeli's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Emotional abuse

barnacleg00se's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

Harjo's experiences as an indigenous person living in the United States are really important to hear, and I think that the details of this book are really informative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse