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How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

14 reviews

znvisser's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Beautiful memoir that taught me a lot while drawing a picture of the authors life: Safiya Sinclair manages to interweave personal memories seamlessly with Jamaican and Rastafarian history, making her story a whole. Her childhood memories are detailed and lively, drawn poetically with childlike wonder, shamelessness and parental worship, after which you feel complexity grow and doubts creeping in as she gets older. Sinclair is so proficient with language and I loved taking this in through audio as well, because her voice is gorgeous and she had great melody to her storytelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Colonisation, Pregnancy, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Drug use, Racial slurs, Body shaming, and Cancer

shay43geek's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Confinement, Body shaming, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment

sapphire's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault

sierraburrell's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

Safiya's story is powerful and her writing is expansive. It feels unique and familiar at the same time. While her familial lived experienced is far from mine, I can still relate to the obstacles, barriers, and encounters she had. It's wild how similar the world can treat Black girls that have vastly different home lives and origin stories, but it makes me feel closer to her. This book was delightfully dense. It forced me to slow down and savor the words. I couldn't rush through this story. I am thankful that Safiya shared her world with me. She painted an intense picture that had me questioning how I interact with those around me, especially children. Her memoir is vivid, heart wrenching, and hopeful. I'm looking forward to reading her poetry and following her story moving forward.  Thank you to Safiya Sinclair, Simon & Schuster, and NetGalley for the advanced reader's copy of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexism