Reviews tagging 'Racism'

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

33 reviews

wynnebirchmaple's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

amy_park's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book really solidified my love for poetic prose. I loved this book. I listened to it via audio which was lyrical and heart wrenching. A memoir about childhood within a Jamaican rastafari family. Going in I hardly knew anything about the rastafari religion and I learnt alot about this through Safiya's memoir. The misogynistic and strict household she lived in whilst growing up, especially her relationship with her father was hard to read at times, but the power of her words and expereince were so vivid, you couldn't help but connect with her.
I would definetly recommend to read via audiobook as you hear the authors words driectly from her which enhances the listening experience with her emotion and poetic voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Self harm

Moderate: Racism

courtknoc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy and Racism

lcg527's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Body shaming

darcygabe's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Racism, and Self harm

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Bullying, Classism, and Colonisation

salemander's review

5.0

every single word of this book was so beautifully thought out. such a heart wrenching story that was so poetically told and one of the realest portrayals of the struggle of forgiveness and the aftermath of abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

barbarella85's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

tamaramo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, and Sexual harassment

solenodon's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Racism, Bullying, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Colonisation

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

jenniferw88's review

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Emotional abuse