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amgarrido's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Rape, Pedophilia, and Police brutality
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
megelizabeth's review
3.5
I went into this thinking it was a straight non-fiction book, whereas really it's more of a memoir, though I didn't end up necessarily minding that. The narrative style is very open and engaging, and there are a lot of excellent points made and discussions opened up. Although I strongly disagree with Brathwaite with regard to private schooling, and feel that her exploration here needed much more nuance, I otherwise gained a lot of valuable insights, and I liked that a lot of topics and life intricacies are covered.
However, I found the narrative to be structured in a very disjointed way, and the many strong points made weren't done so in the most cohesive way. There are also direct contradictions on occasion, and I quite often found myself having to reread parts to try to make sense of what was currently being talked about.
I'd never come across Brathwaite before, so I'll definitely be following her socials and keeping an eye out for what she does next, as her work is important and she has a lot of great things to say. This particular book just didn't quite end up hitting the mark for me, but it was still a worthy read overall.
Graphic: Rape, Abortion, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Racism
chloscosycorner's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Abortion, Rape, and Sexual assault
questingnotcoasting's review
3.5
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, and Mental illness
bryonymarianne's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Abortion and Rape
aphreandthebooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Abortion, Police brutality, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
azarab's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Drug use and Toxic relationship