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Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
21 reviews
noshelf_control's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence
ingmund's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder
foreverinastory's review against another edition
5.0
Memorial Drive is a memoir about Natasha's mother and how she was murdered by her stepfather. This book alternates from past and present POVs as Natasha recounts her first 18 years of life culminating in her mother's death. This book was emotional and hard to read. I wanted to go back in time to stop the pain that Natasha's family felt (minus the stepdad he deserves nothing).
This short book illustrates a complicated relationship between mother and daughter and several of the instances that put them on that path. But we always see how much her mother cared for her and her younger brother.
One of the most evocative parts of this memoir was that the Tretheway family had evidence that their stepfather was going to kill either the children or Natasha's mother. There are at least two if not more damning phone calls that were recorded yet the police did nothing. I don't know if it was misogyny or racism or misogynoir but I am just so devastated by this family's loss because it was so preventable had the police actually listened. Just another reason to defund and renovate the system.
Rep: Black/biracial author, Black mother, father in law with suicidal ideation and possible other mental illnesses.
CWs: Murder, Grief, death of parent, gaslighting, death, fatal shooting/gun violence, emotional and physical abuse, racism, child abuse, domestic abuse, alcohol consumption/alcoholism, toxic relationship.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Racism
reviewsandreadathons's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
invaderlinz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual content, Self harm, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Death of parent
adriennne's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
sabrinalgoss's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence
tholmz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Domestic abuse
hanvnah's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
mikhailareads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence