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ohhellograce's review
4.75
This book is emotive, informative and beautifully written.
As with all essays collections some are more powerful than other but all of them sparked my own knowledge and I have found myself googling things I had no prior knowledges out.
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Racial slurs, and Racism
shewantsthediction's review
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail
biancafrancisco's review against another edition
5.0
The book teaches you a lot about the issues indigenous communities and individuals struggle with (most that were imposed on them by colonizers), and how not only they are still dealing with and trying to heal from the very real and tangibly present damage this legacy of colonialism and genocide has transfered through generations, but are simultaneously dealing with modern versions of the same violence nowadays.
I was surprised to see, that through the connections she makes between several systemic structures, there was much for me to relate to as well. I'm an immensely priviledged white european, but I'm still a woman, I'm still a daughter, I'm still bound by the constraints of capitalism and the patriarchy as well as witness to intergenerational trauma, to mention a few, and, in the end, you can't accurately assess any structural issue without it intertwining with the others.
All in all, I recommend it to literally everyone, as I think there's learning opportunities in this book for all of us. I'm extremely glad I picked it up.
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
benevolentelfking's review
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Pregnancy
audreylee's review
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Colonisation
Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
lilia's review against another edition
Graphic: Mental illness and Racism
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Genocide
Minor: Cultural appropriation
kawooreads's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Colonisation
liteartha's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization
the_vegan_bookworm's review
4.75
This book needs to be read by all settlers in Canada.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
laurendenton's review
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Grief, and Pregnancy