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This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us by Cole Arthur Riley
3 reviews
knunderb's review
challenging
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
This book was beautiful. It was poetic and spoke truth in a way I hadn't thought of before. I feel I will return to it again and again and glean more out of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent
daveketter's review
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Incredible, moving, soul-shaping book that will bring you to the quiet and then toss you into a Pentecostal shout!
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Death of parent, Incest, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Death
shhh_tamis_reading's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
After reading a stellar review of this book by one of my favorite memoir authors, I immediately purchased the audio version of the book as I knew I would have abundant listening time (while driving) much sooner than abundant reading time. I also purchased the ebook to reference and enjoy the parts I’m still savoring.
This book is written (& read) in a contemplative way, and can seem to be moving slowly at times until there is an insightful sentence or two that makes me realize the author was taking me someplace very significant without my even realizing it.
The chapters created around specific themes worked extremely well even as the author tells stories from 3 generations, primarily stories from her grandmother, father, and herself in the memoir portions of the book.
I suspect I will be quoting and referencing this book for many years to come.
This book is written (& read) in a contemplative way, and can seem to be moving slowly at times until there is an insightful sentence or two that makes me realize the author was taking me someplace very significant without my even realizing it.
The chapters created around specific themes worked extremely well even as the author tells stories from 3 generations, primarily stories from her grandmother, father, and herself in the memoir portions of the book.
I suspect I will be quoting and referencing this book for many years to come.
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Child abuse
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