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erickaonpaper's review against another edition
part love letter to jamaica, part good-bye letter to her rastafarian upbringing, part forgiveness letter to her parents (particularly to her father), part prayer, part poem, this memoir from safiya sinclair moved me to tears multiple times over the course of journeying through everything mentioned earlier. every time i finish a memoir, i'm grateful for the writer who delivered, and this time is no different. although i refuse to rate a memoir, i will effusively thrust this one into many readers' hands. bear in mind: some of the writing is so obviously coming from a lauded poet, and if poetry isn't your jam, some of the long, meandering sentences and narrative throughlines may ward you off. but do not let that deter you from wading through churlish moments, as safiya herself did not. to face your upbringing, to face your oppression in this way... what a gift. what a gift!!!
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
creativerunnings's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Cancer
earthtokb's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
jodiesbookishposts's review
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
thecriticalreader's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Classism
Moderate: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Deportation
aweekinthelife's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Racism
louiepotterbook's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, and Gaslighting
geejeebee's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Violence
Minor: Suicide
sillyduckie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
ittywitty's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Cancer