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lain_darko's review
challenging
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Misogyny
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Domestic abuse
thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, and Confinement
questingnotcoasting's review
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This was a really interesting memoir. It's told in fragments and it took little while to get used to the blunt, chaotic writing style but after that I found it pretty easy to get through. Most of the book focuses on Alyokhina's time in prison so it's grim but also often darkly funny. It really highlights her resilience and her courage in campaigning for political freedom and prison reforms and I'm glad I know more about her story now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
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