The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner: A Memoir by Grace Tame

4.01 AVERAGE

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dbrhplcd's review

I'm not going to give this a star review because it was a serious soul-baring by GT. But, I didn't enjoy it a whole lot.

I think listening to this in audiobook format really took away a lot of meaning, which I don't usually say. This writing was a lesson in alliteration, and GT had a very forceful narration style which, while being excellent for public speaking and advocacy, is really difficult to listen to for 12 hours.

The first half of the book was a rant about her childhood and how she grew up in the dirt (not on an iPhone like today's kids!), and was a real homage to those that raised her. But I didn't pick up this book to read about her aunties...

If you'd like to read a book about every single person GT has ever met, then go for it. They get rementioned in the acknowledgments too.
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lilydarcie's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced
Grace is fiery and fierce, she speaks about her experiences with strength and reflection.. her acknowledgement that it has been hard, and she has made mistakes but she is human.
Her description of family made me feel warm and want to return home

thirstyfortea's review against another edition

2.0
Grace Tame is obviously incredible. Seeing her speak has been amazing. She’s very inspiring for becoming Australian of the Year in 2021 for leading a great campaign against child abuse, and the ability for the people subject to it being able to speak out following lawsuits. And also for refusing to conform.

But, sadly, this is not a good book (feel awful saying that
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amylee_21's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective slow-paced
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laraesthereliza's review against another edition

4.5
dark emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced
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alicesayshi's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Confronting and sometimes very difficult to read, but anyone who knows anything about Grace Tame would surely expect that. 

lfoyster's review

5.0
challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
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travelsbypaper's review

4.25
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

through_my_eyes81's review against another edition

4.0
A challenging read, maybe it was my expectations or just my frame of mind. I’ve been a follower of Tame since she achieved the Australian of the Year award for her advocacy of keeping young people safe from predators. This is written about her childhood and the experiences she had that followed her childhood sexual abuse.

yeetmemequeen's review against another edition

5.0
emotional medium-paced
I will read this again. 
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