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whippetyfriend's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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informative
inspiring
sad
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5.0
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Moderate: Rape
nics_books's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5
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Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs
readingtomydogs's review
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5.0
What a beautiful, bite-sized book about shifting your perspective outside of yourself. About noticing the struggles of others, and doing something to change the status quo. I love Michaela Coel’s tv series Chewing Gum and I May Destroy You. This book had some humor from the first and the reflectiveness and seriousness of the latter.
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Moderate: Rape
Minor: Suicide and Racial slurs
charlottepaigee's review against another edition
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interesting and some insightful reflections on entering the tv industry as a misfit (especially as a young working class black woman) but I wouldn’t say it’s anything sensational or truly eye opening for me
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Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
francescaastraea's review against another edition
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4.0
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Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape
invaderlinz's review
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3.0
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Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
mike_leitch's review
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4.0
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Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Rape
missnicelady's review
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Not quite what I was expecting. The bulk of the text is a lecture she gave about her creative process, Chewing Gum, and how space is (and is not) created for diverse voices in art. It's wonderfully written and insightful, but makes for a slim volume.
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Minor: Drug use, Rape, Racism, and Sexual assault
emilybold's review against another edition
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The book is predominantly a printed version of her MacTaggart lecture, however the speech is bookended with an introduction and epilogue that develop some of the motifs mentioned in the lecture, as well as contextualising the speech within Michaela's career. It's very short and I was already familiar with her lecture, but reading it did make me notice certain aspects that I may have not picked up when I listened to it. Coel's take on the arts is emotionally engaging and very nuanced, and I am hoping that she will publish more literature longer in length, so we can really dig deeper into these thematic patterns she creates.
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Moderate: Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
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