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Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke
2 reviews
kharcourt's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Child abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Gun violence and Domestic abuse
Minor: Drug abuse
toofondofbooks_'s review
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Wow. Just WOW. This memoir by Tarana Burke, who is the founder of the #MeToo movement, has written a memoir that belongs on your shelf next to the works of Maya Angelou. This memoir reminded me of "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" in its raw honesty and fantastic writing. I listened to the audiobook, and Burke's narration is heartbreaking and a joy to listen to at the same time. Sections that I thought were particularly interesting were Burke's stories about her complicated and sometimes fraught relationship with her mother and the section where she describes her discovery of the work of Maya Angelou and how she fell in love with it and saw herself in it. I love that Tarana Burke never pretends to have been a perfect person and is committed to writing a real memoir with her highs, lows, wins and losses with honesty. If you have ever been interested in this woman and / or how the Me Too movement came to be, you should pick this up
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Racism, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Medical content and Incest
Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy
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