Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

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

6 reviews

kchin's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

An important voice we must listen to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Child death, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Racism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Sexism, and Sexual assault

addiesbookshelf_'s review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Alcoholism, and Colonisation

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Rape, Child death, Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Genocide, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, and Suicide

woolfinbooks's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Incest, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Colonisation, Bullying, Mental illness, Homophobia, Grief, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

trigger warning for residential schools

bookishcori's review

informative reflective sad medium-paced

This isn’t what I went in expecting, but I’m thankful to ma-nee for telling her journey. The audio narration was perfect - it felt like sitting around a campfire with an elder. 

I was also fascinated by the afterward and the writing process.

This book comes with so many content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Racism, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Addiction, Child death, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism

therainbowshelf's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A really well done and engaging memoir retelling a life filled with pain, hardship, and triumph. I highly recommend this read, but it comes with strong content warnings for alcoholism, drug use, child abuse, rape, assault, homophobia, racism, torture, domestic abuse, child death, and other content that may be difficult for some readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, and Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism

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