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mugsandmanuscripts's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal cruelty
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.
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
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