Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder by Ma-Nee Chacaby

16 reviews

mirireads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Sexual harassment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Addiction, Racism, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

aus10england's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Wow. This is one of the best memoirs I have ever read. 

It hit on all levels, such an eye-opening, inspiring, reflective, and deeply personal read. The authors really did the subject’s stories justice. Ma-nee has lived many, many lives, and the world is lucky to have this published work to live on forever. 

I appreciated the afterwords of this book, that explained how the publication came to be, since the subject of the memoir has vision issues that would make writing a book from start to finish difficult. So much went into it, and it made me appreciate the book even more. 

Overall, this book is severely overlooked, and should be read by anybody who wants to better understand native (queer) identities and culture. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Sexism, Death of parent, Medical content, Self harm, Outing, Bullying, Misogyny, Suicide, Cancer, and Infertility

Minor: Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Miscarriage

starrygal's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

This was a well-done autobiography. It was clear the authors worked hard to convey Ma Nee's story in an honest and matter-of-fact way, while leaving room for the warmth and wisdom she brings. It was hard to read about the suffering she faced as a young person, but reading about the later parts of her life brought me hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

caidyn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.75

A gorgeous book. It has a lot going on in it but, ultimately, it's an uplifting story of a woman coming into her own and discovering herself. It's never too late to come out as queer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

amandaquotidianbooks's review

dark inspiring medium-paced

3.0

This is a traditional autobiography, detailing Ma-Nee’s life from birth to the present. It does not solely focus on her two-spirit journey, though that is included. There is a lot of abuse she reveals. I had to walk away from the book a time or two. But it is a valuable account of the life of a two-spirit, undereducated, financially poor, visually-disabled elder.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, and Alcoholism

bobbi's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Addiction, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Racism, Child death, Death, and Death of parent