Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation by Eli Clare

4 reviews

libraryoflanelle's review against another edition

4.0

I read this one exclusively via Audio and would like to re-read it in tandem with the physical book so I can absorb it more fully. I will definitely be writing an updated review when I get my hands on a physical copy.

I really enjoyed hearing Eli reflect on these topics as things were in 1999. Seeing the parallels, the differences and on many occasions the heart-breaking lack of positive change truly added a level of discussion to these topics that I did not anticipate.

I have added content/trigger warnings to my review but I want to point out that Eli does mention CSA he experienced in childhood on multiple occasions, at times in moderate detail.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Ableism

Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Transphobia

mxbenjaminrose's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Ableism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Incest, Classism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Body shaming

violetbooklover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, Sexism, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Incest, Genocide, Homophobia, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Ableism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Child abuse

Rape, violence, ableism, racism, abuse, homophobia, transphobia, childhood sexual abuse, violence against disabled people

alexxcp's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Ableism, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Classism